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I realize this response is quite late to the original post, but preach! Doctors are certainly experts in their fields but they also are trying to understand something within your mind! You must be willing to be active in your diagnosis in order to get the best treatment possible. The doctor can only know as much as you tell them, so be open with your experiences. They are there to help you.
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I like this! I have experienced something similar lately, with it feeling like the other person does not put in equal efforts into a friendship. No need to blame that person, in most cases they mean in harm to you. They are likely simply trying to figure stuff out themselves, and this may be clearest in their lack of communication with you. If you are feeling burdened by the relationship because of lack of communication, don’t fret! Do what you think is right, but don’t let the negativity or uncertainty of another person dictate how you feel. Do you!
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In my experience at least, I’ve found it is almost impossible to depend on a significant other for all of your needs. Though in today’s world it can feel like it is something to be expected, I think the expectation is often set too high for any one individual to meet. When I have been down or upset over something and could not find resolution for it with my partner, I would often turn to friends or a community group of some kind to either get my mind away from the issue or find others that might be going through something similar.
Also, though it may seem like a non-starter for a lot of people, meditation is a very helpful thing in moments of depression or extreme anxiety. The way I think about it is the depression/anxiety we experience is often based on our emotions, which themselves are either based on past experiences/episodes or things to come in the future. Meditating allows you to drive away a lot of the energy you spend thinking about the past and future into the present. So take a minute, be somewhere alone, and just focus on your breathing. Though it may not feel like you are doing anything to resolve your issues/depression, focusing your energy and mental capacity on the present moment (even in something as simple as your breathing) tends to do wonders in terms of redirecting your energy and making you feel revitalized. Give it a try?
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It certainly is nice being able to relate with someone else about your own mental health issues, especially when they are in your family. But my own family has a hard time viewing the issues of mental health as a serious matter. Often the approach that is taken when I appear sad or frustrated for seemingly no reason is being told to eat something and to sleep it off. If you do not have someone in your family that can relate to the issues you’re dealing with, it is important to expand your reach and seek out friends and other members of the community to share your experiences. Though you may not believe it, many people go through the similar experiences, and it can quiet alleviating to tell someone else about these struggles.
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