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Just need to vent. I'm the youngest in my family and the one with the depression, anxiety, and past substance abuse issues. So, I understand my family's worries. Especially with me being the baby. However, I have not used substances for over 5 years, have not had an episode of depression for over 3 years, and I think I deal well with my anxiety. I am a successful nurse and am continuing my education. I have had some problems with my fianc but things are working out between us. Yet, my dad seems to think I am "not ok" and I know after my recent conversation with my sister that my family will be talking about me and worrying. It really "grinds my gears" that they assume things when they rarely see me in person. If anyone was to notice my depression symptoms popping back up it would be my fianc. I have noticed that I have been more tired than usual so I am going to talk to my doctor about that but other than that I am ok. If my parents were so quote unquote "worried" about me why is it that they haven't come to see my since October of 2010? I only live 3.5 hours from them and asked them to visit this January during my school break, which is over now. Both my sister and dad said today "you'll never understand until you're a parent..." I HATE that phrase. Yes, I understand, and believe that there are certain feelings I will not feel until I am a parent. But, I just hate that phrase. Anyway, my parents lectured that I don't call enough, well, this is why! When I call them I feel more stressed then when I don't! Talk about mental health... well I know that in order to take care of myself I need to lower my stress levels... family is not helping!!!
muskrattiger
since i went into my first depreshion when i was in my teens my parents treat me as if i cant do eneything ..........they dont want to tell me eneything bad ...........my dad doesent want me working in his wood working shop because he says i will get hurt but my younger sister can ..............they were just afraid i would get depresed again ........................you are right about having to keep as much stress out of your life as you can ...............i am older now and this time when i went into depreshion my children who are all growen up and have families of there owen 2 were having a disput over money over the sail of ahous and so my sons barrn burned dowen and my daughter took him to cort to try to get some money off him he was behind two payments of 150 ...........she wanted us to go to cort for her and we said no because we were not there when the deal went dowen and so she kiked us out of her life and said thatwe chouse our son over her which was not true ................also there was a fridge she had left at the house for my son to usr and she wanted my husband to go and get it and bring it to her she didnt need it and my husband wasent goinmg to go to our sons and take a fridge away from our grandchildren and than what were they going to use ..................she is still mad over that and it has been 3 years she thinks we again took our sons side they are adults if she wanted that fridge it was up to her and her husband to go get it .................so i went right into depershion ............i had to get away thats when we starte going away camping i dont let them put me in the midle eney more and i dont see them as often as i use to she still wont talk to her brother .and i cant talk about him to her ...............one good thing that has hapened lately is she has let her daughter hangaround with our sons daughter ...................family can realy be hard on you and you have to find ways so they cant do that to you have you had a realy good talk to them about how you feel .........i am sorry about the stress between you and your family i do hope it can get better .....................
deleted_user
Yeah I never liked the phrase "until you become a parent." I am not one. I like kids, but who knows may never become one. I don't know what the future holds. That is all.
solitudeisnear
You seem to need a break from them. If they are the problem you don't need to fall into a depression if you haven't already. Thanks i will need to remember not to say that to my son. Hope it works out but don't beat yourself up because of it. Have better days .
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