how do you make your husband go to therapy? he had something extremely traumatic happen to him last year and he isnt the same since. hes angry, depressed, short fused. if what happened to him had happened to me, he would 1000% advise i see a therapist. i just cant do it anymore. hes not the same. we have 2 little kids and his anger and words are starting to rub off on them. he wont see a therapist.
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Personally I would ask him to go see a therapist. And tell him why. Or your going to take the kids and leave/he’ll move out.
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It’s true, you can’t make somebody do something they don’t want to but maybe you could offer to do it together to make sure he’s getting better and healthier for you and his family. Pushing it is hard, but showing it may help
And the different benefits it could have might help get him there. Good luck.
Ask him to go with you. Together is better. Let him feel secure.
I would sit with him and have a true heart to heart, explain to him how this is effecting the kids and your marriage, let him know you are there for him and are willing to be by his side during the time he needs to get help. But if this is starting to generate problems for the kids as well, maybe start some counseling for you and them as well.
Maybe ask if he would go to couples counseling with you. Let him know that you’re having a hard time and you would like his help and support
You can’t make someone do something when they don’t want to.
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If someone choses to internalize their reaction to a trauma that is their choice, if they are unable to keep it internal and it manifests as externalized emotionalism that effects those in close proximity then it now is your choice to react to your families forced participation in his dysfunction
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Might be helpful to get ideas from your therapist to engage him, or at least help him learn how his actions are affecting the kids. Hopefully, the kids are in therapy also.
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You can’t force someone to get help. Sometimes things need to fall apart , and lose everything for them to see they need / needed that help
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I think the only thing you can do is express your feelings and make it clear that it won’t be healthy for you or the kids to stay there, if he doesn’t get some help. You may have to part ways for your and their benefit.
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Unfortunately you can’t make him do anything he doesn’t want to
If you are unable to be with the person hes become, maybe its time to leave
You can’t make him. It needs to be his choice.
You can’t make him. Leave.
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You can’t. And it wouldn’t be beneficial if you made him go bc he wouldn’t get anything out of it
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You can’t force someone to go to therapy, he might think that he doesn’t need it and probably is not aware of what he is doing.
Get some home cameras with audio to record him and wait for a calm moment to have a conversation with him , show him the video of you are lucky he will understand what he is doing wrong and will be willing to get help .
If he still refuses you will have to make decisions for you and your kids , no one , specially kids should live a dangerous environment
I had to leave my husband for him to see it (was only gone 3 months) now he takes meds he was totally against before! Like to the point he threw my sons across the house! Now he takes happy pills. He said he likes not being angry all the time now
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It sounds like he has ptsd from it. The depression short fuse the anger etc is a symptom of ptsd. Edmr is good for ptsd. You can’t force him into therapy tho if he doesn’t want one. Also men tend to think if they go see a therapist than they not man enough or they weak etc so they have a hard time seeking help for problems cause of it. So try sitting down and talk to him. If he won’t talk than send a text message to him explaining everything and telling him to please see a therapist. And if u have to give him an ultimatum of either therapy or u and kids are leaving
You cant help those that wont help themselves. He has to want the help.
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Make an appt for the both of you and ask him if he’ll go. You can’t make him but you can write a detailed letter to him explaining why you’d like him to for him to read in privacy without having you watch him or having to give immediate feedback.
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You can’t force someone to seek help if they don’t want to. It has to be a personal choice that seek that helps otherwise they likely won’t be receptive and it won’t make the situation any better. You can suggest it might be helpful,you can offer to go with him, you can get therapy for you and the children, give an ultimatum, you can choose to take time apart or even leave if emotional or physical well being is in danger but you can force it upon him.
You can’t. They have to want it for themselves first and foremost. 
I just wanna say how sorry I am. As I know exactly how you feel. Hang in there 
You can only control yourself. I’d say you either get therapy or I am leaving. Then leave if he doesn’t. Its called boundaries
Pack a bag and leave. I guarantee he’ll have a therapist in 3 days.