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.
Do you feel that when you voice your frustrations/feelings that are negative to family/friends that it helps you, or do you feel guilty for sharing? Well, I guess specifically to someone who is also suffering from depression? The reason I'm asking is that I use to always clam up and not communicate my feelings, etc., and therefore let alot of things pile up. Now I'm trying to dig myself out. I don't want to fall into keeping things in again, yet I don't want to overwhelm my guy with my thoughts. He holds things in, he says he always has. I use to be that way, and finally realized it wasn't healthy, and maybe I feel more comfortable in my skin as I get older? I don't know. He asks me how I learned to open up. I really don't know, it kind of just happened. Sometimes I think it's a good thing, sometimes I feel it's a hinderance.
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Hi. I like to get things out, but my family is tired of me being miserable and depressed I feel like they don't want to hear it. I dont blame then, but I know I will never wake up OK. I have guilt for making everyone else feel miserable and pissy cuz my crap rubs off.
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If someone asks me how I'm doing them I tell them. I guess I figure if they don't really want to know then they shouldn't have asked. But that's just me.
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my bf also has depression and he doesn't open up much. He tries very hard to hide it. I used to open up to my friends, but they couldn't understand it and didn't want to hear me whine all the time. That is actually what brought me to this site. I can and do talk to my bf, but sometimes i feel guilty about it as well. I have even felt guilty for dropping a lot of it on the people here, but I have to drop it somewhere. i learned a long time ago that keeping it in leads me to very dark places and I just can't do it. There are some things you just have to vent.
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I used to tell my family everything that was going on in my life negative or positive but now feel like i cant trust them anymore as they basically told me to suck it up! I cant even talk to my boyfriend as he doesnt understand depression and thinks that its like a switch i can flick on and off...he acts worn down to talking about my issues. My only outlet is here at ds...thank god i found my way here! I know its not healthy to keep it in, but noone in my reallife is interested and just seems to want me to paste on a happy idiot face no matter how i feel.
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I guess when i feel depressed i don't open up and share my feelings. something i'm not really used to doing. I pretend things are fine.
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I guess I'm a liitle of both. I don't trust people easily so I clam up about anything I deem important. Once I do trust, I just won't shut up. As for your problem, I'd like to say share, but I don't really know the dynamics of your relationship, so I don't know!
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Hmmm I would say it helps me but I have to really , really trust that person and there aren't many that I feel that way about. I trust my Mom and my Uncle. That is pretty much it. I trust my brother with my feelings as far as him not telling anyone but he won't let me talk without making me feel like my feelings are stupid. He trys to minimize my feelings and that drives me crazy so I just end up not talking to him all together.
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