Just wanted to post an update for all of you who have helped me through this! Our relationship has improved significantly and in a relatively short amount of time. There are multiple variables, so we cant be totally sure what the improvement stemmed from but we’re thinking it was mostly mold… We have been redoing our bathroom all summer and discovered that basically the bottom half of the tub/shower alcove was completely mold ridden. Like from the waste down on all 3 walls was rotten and moldy behind the tiles. Once I removed all the moldy drywall the house immediately started smelling better and our clothes dont smell musty anymore. Shes been sleeping much better which improves pretty much all aspects of life and our relationship. She’s also had less tension in her neck and shoulders and is just overall more calm and kind. She’s been helpful, productive, happier and just way more pleasant to be around. We actually like eachother again! Its been a huge weight off of my shoulders which makes me a better person as well.
Like I said, there are other factors so its impossible to know for sure what the big fix was. And its only been a few months since removing (hopefully all of) the mold so time will tell if these changes are long lasting. But things have gotten so much better so quickly that Im very optimistic about our future now.
My advice to anyone is if you know you have
water issues with your house, you also likely have mold issues, air quality issues, possibly structural damage, are inviting carpenter
ants and or termites into your life and can be wreaking havoc on you and your loved ones hormones and sleep. Fix the water issues and all of the downstream effects asap before you try anything else!
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