Two months after our divorce, I see my ex-wife in a hospital—and what I learn about her condition leaves me completely shattered

work. I had assumed she was avoiding responsibility. Now I wondered whether those were days when anxiety had made ordinary life feel impossible. I remembered inviting her out with friends and feeling frustrated when she made excuses. I had thought she no longer cared. Now I understood that being around people may have felt unbearable to her.

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