Please do not hurt yourself. Trust me--you will beat this. I know what you are asking right now--you are asking for and reaching out for help. You need the love, support and understanding of your parents and brothers.
I have personal experience with depression, both myself and someone whom I love dearly. Depression never really goes away. There are good days and then something triggers those bad feelings and the depression returns.
The key is to find healthy ways of coping with the triggers. It takes time. It takes learning or re-learning positive coping mechanisms. Medication can help. Therapy can help with learning those positive ways to cope.
I hope your parents meet with your therapist as soon as possible. Let them read my response, if you think that may help. I am also a mother and I have been there. Mental health issues, like depression, are not taboo, not something to be ashamed of and try to ignore. Mental illness is just that an illness, just like heart disease.
Please communicate with us if you feel you need to talk. You should not face this alone. I care:)
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Hello Anonymous,
Please do not hurt yourself. Trust me--you will beat this. I know what you are asking right now--you are asking for and reaching out for help. You need the love, support and understanding of your parents and brothers.
I have personal experience with depression, both myself and someone whom I love dearly. Depression never really goes away. There are good days and then something triggers those bad feelings and the depression returns.
The key is to find healthy ways of coping with the triggers. It takes time. It takes learning or re-learning positive coping mechanisms. Medication can help. Therapy can help with learning those positive ways to cope.
I hope your parents meet with your therapist as soon as possible. Let them read my response, if you think that may help. I am also a mother and I have been there. Mental health issues, like depression, are not taboo, not something to be ashamed of and try to ignore. Mental illness is just that an illness, just like heart disease.
Please communicate with us if you feel you need to talk. You should not face this alone. I care:)
Maryann
May 15, 2013 - 5:46amThis Comment
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