Reaching out doesn't work
I wrote a post similar to this in depression forum. i have just been feeling like wherever I try to reach out, I get rejected. I tried to open up to my mom about my history of self-injury, and she just unleashed and called me self-indulgent, a bad mom, etc.
I've tried to reach out to my family in the past (like my cousin and my sister), and they couldn't really meet my needs. I recently tired to reach out to an old friend, and found out his wife suffers from bipolar ii as well, so he woulda been a great resource, but he refused to meet me alone since im a woman.
Even when I reached out to my husband and told him i was having suicidal thoughts, its like he didn't believe me, until i sorta had to prove it to him.....
So yah, don't really know where to turn now. U guys on DS have been awesome and are totally my lifeline right now. I am so grateful for all of the support i have received here.
guess thats all my ranting for now.
I've tried to reach out to my family in the past (like my cousin and my sister), and they couldn't really meet my needs. I recently tired to reach out to an old friend, and found out his wife suffers from bipolar ii as well, so he woulda been a great resource, but he refused to meet me alone since im a woman.
Even when I reached out to my husband and told him i was having suicidal thoughts, its like he didn't believe me, until i sorta had to prove it to him.....
So yah, don't really know where to turn now. U guys on DS have been awesome and are totally my lifeline right now. I am so grateful for all of the support i have received here.
guess thats all my ranting for now.
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Not sure what I can add but do relate. It\'s a case of trying to build up other surport.
Many that have gone through to recovery have broken family ties due to the miss treatment more due to how they where treated while trying to get better. That being said I have known a few that have brought their family closer with the communications skills they have gained from thearpy.
I am so sorry that those who are close to you can\'t be of more support. I wish my mom was more supportive but she can only handle so much. I had to reach out to some of the people that were always in my life growing up but never really knew them. It has helped so far. I don\'t think it\'s that they don\'t believe us but get stuck in the denial stage that it\'s actually happening. I hope you are doing OK.
I am glad you have made some connections on here but I knowit helps to have someone closer that you can actually hug if you need to. It\'s been hard to open up to my bf but have gotten help from therapist too in how or when to talk to him. I wish I could be there and give you a hug. So here come some hugs OK.
so there myself. nobody I mean nobody has been around to help us fight threw this horrendous act of betrayal. He hurt my baby and I giuess its been easier to blame me and ignore her which leaves suicide a nasty selfish option. I\'ve begged pleaded and to no avail. here we sit ALONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I wonder often if people are just waiting for me to quit.