Goreygirl
Gold Member
Well done for being so open: it's hard I know.
The more open you are about it the less isolated you feel and the less the depression has to feed on.
My mum died 4 years ago and I have barely spoken to her family since; I just pushed them all away despite their best efforts and love. I took a deep breath and wrote to the ones I was always closest too explaining that i was ill before xmas and have had a lovely response. I was very clear in the letter though that I could not promise regular contact or visits at this time because of my illness and they have been really supportive of that. I get random texts now just to say "thinking of you and sending you love" and there is no pressure on me to respond. It's helping me gradually feel less disconnected from myself
The more open you are about it the less isolated you feel and the less the depression has to feed on.
My mum died 4 years ago and I have barely spoken to her family since; I just pushed them all away despite their best efforts and love. I took a deep breath and wrote to the ones I was always closest too explaining that i was ill before xmas and have had a lovely response. I was very clear in the letter though that I could not promise regular contact or visits at this time because of my illness and they have been really supportive of that. I get random texts now just to say "thinking of you and sending you love" and there is no pressure on me to respond. It's helping me gradually feel less disconnected from myself