Depression Support Group
Depression is a real and debilitating condition that is often misunderstood by family and friends. Its meaning can range from a prolonged period of sadness to an actual mental illness with specific symptoms. Find and share experiences with others who are going through the same struggles.
I woke up feeling kind of heavy today, I don't know why this happens sometimes. I received a text message from my mom wanting me to come over and watch the fireworks, my parents are pretty old so I'm trying to spend time with them. I would have liked to, but my brother is extremely negative and one of the issues that I'm working on in therapy is to stay out of that. I'm going to skip it today. I hung out with them on Sunday, we went out to lunch and he and my dad started arguing the minute they got to the restaurant. There's only so much of this I'm going to deal with. He's also obvious about his political view in IMHO he is r**ist and misogyn*st. So I want to stay away from that. I always feel this sense of dread when she invites me to the house. He is almost 50 and won't move out of their house, and they are so tired of him. It's just a negative energy to be around. I've also had financial issues, so this is a problem too. Anyway, that is part of why I feel this way.
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Life has been really hard this past year. I'm really feeling down and alone. I can't talk to my family about my depression and anxiety their not very understanding about it. It's really hitting me since my mother passed a few months ago, plus stress from having to eventually move. Also having my niece coming around who suffers bipolar and refuses to take medication for it. Its been...
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When i was in the ER February 16th 2025, i was being admitted to ICU where i was for 3 weeks, then had to relearn to walk for 3 weeks in another hospital rehab floor, the nurse told me something that made me feel for over 18 months now that i was finally *safe*. She told me that the guy who raped and beat me 21 years ago now almost 20 years at that time, was in prison as of a month before that...
My brother and I ended up estranged during the last year's that my folks lived
It got pretty miserable I'm sure for both of us
The only thing that I can say now is I'd give a lot to have another visit, or holiday even a conversation with them but they're gone so it will never happen at least on this side
So if you have a closeness with your folks you might want to find a way of getting together with them without your brother