Posted by baseball55 on April 26, 2013, at 19:30:18
In reply to Re: Therapy Was Nice » Twinleaf, posted by Phillipa on April 26, 2013, at 18:19:38
I think it's very hard on loved ones when someone becomes depressed/mentally ill. It's not the same as getting physically ill. You change. Your personality changes. You are not emotionally available. If you are suicidal, as I was, you scare people. My daughter was scared for me and scared that I was trying to stay alive for her and she didn't want to feel responsible for my life.
After she let loose with me, then got back in touch, we wrote and talked a lot about this. But I got better, partly due to meds, partly due to therapy. I don't know how we would be if I was still depressed. On the other hand, I think it's unlikely I would still be here if I were still depressed.
Phillipa - I am genuinely sorry about your children. Maybe you could invite them all to your place for a holiday, so you don't have to worry about the dogs. Have a family reunion. Do you have room for them all to stay?
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