Help For a Marriage That's Sinking - 5 Lifesavers You'll Need to Survive

Do you ever feel as if you marriage is a sinking ship and you need help before it completely submerges? Would you like to have your marriage be seaworthy again to ride the rough seas? Do you feel like you need help with your marriage before you drown in despair? Here are five lifesavers that can help you and your marriage.
Don't Panicr
When you're in a storm and your marriage craft is rapidly taking on water, it's sometimes hard to tell which way is up and where you are. Remain calm. If you panic and just start to do things without thinking, you're likely going to make dangerous decisions that could put you further in jeopardy. Instead, slow down, take the time to think clearly and act accordingly so you can ride through the stormy seas.
Put Your Lifesaver on Firstr
You have to be able to save yourself first before you can save anyone else. Remember when you're on an airplane and they give the safety talk and tell you to put on your own oxygen mask before helping someone else. Well the same thing applies to a marriage that's going down fast. You need to get your lifesaver in place and recognize what your personal problems are and deal with them before you attempt to save your relationship. Figure out what part you have played as to why your marital ship is sinking and then plug up those holes before you try to seek help with your marriage from your partner. By taking care of your own issues you'll be in a better mental place to deal with the problems you're facing.
Communicate the Dangerr
If you were on a ship and saw a storm approaching, you would let your shipmate know. So when you recognize that you're rapidly approaching dangerous waters or are already in rough seas, talk to your spouse and discuss what you're facing so that you can work together to resolve your problems and bail yourself out of your perilous situation. A lack of communication is likely what got you into the rough waters to begin with and communicating now is what can help your marriage to survive the storm's onslaught.
Set a Navigational Plan
No good seaman would head out into the ocean without a navigational chart. Likewise, while it would have been better to have a marriage plan in place before you hit the rough seas you're experiencing now, you still have time to make a plan as to how you're going to pump out the water so that you can keep your marriage afloat.
Send Up an SOS
If you were on a real ship that was rapidly taking on water and you couldn't find a way to stop it from sinking, you would immediately send out an SOS for help. So if you have tried to bail your way out of your dilemma and you don't already have the proper tools to fix the problem, seek help. Read marital advice books, seek counsel from a valued family member, friend, or religious advisor or call for help for your marriage by sending up a flare to find a professional marriage counselor. There's no shame in recognizing when you can't save yourself or your marriage alone. There's only shame in being too prideful and not the seeking additional tools you need to help save your floundering marriage.
If you grab on to these lifesavers, you can soon sail on to the sea of tranquility.