So I'm on the phone to my mum, and she asks me what kind of week I've had, and I decide to actually tell the truth for once.
I actually opened up and told her how depressed I've been. How I've pretty much stopped eating. Stayed in bed for the past few days. Not spoken to anyone. Not been able to to my work, or shopping, or anything else that needs doing. Crying. Just generally feeling ****.
I expected some sort of sympathy / advice yeah?
No. She just tells me that I'm not depressed, not to go to the doctors and waste their time.
Well done for talking about how you've been feeling. It sucks that she wasn't supportive.
Ignore her. If you want to go and get help, go and get it. I think a lot of parents deny their children have mental health issues. It's a defence mechanism, no one would like knowing that their child is suffering so much. So maybe this is the case for her. Either way, don't let her comment get to you, you deserve help just as much as the next person.
But she's a nurse! She should know how these things work. She can be supportive to her patients, but doesn't give a **** about her own daughter. Tonight was the first time she'd rung me in over 2 weeks, when I've only just left home. Most peoples mums text them every day, but mine just doesn't care. God.
Anyway. I probably should still go to the doctors.. though I feel stupid about it now.
Last edited by You! Me! Dancing! : 10-11-2008 at 12:31 AM.
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Go see the doctor. Your Mum is clearly heartless. My Mum txted me twice a day when I went to uni so your Mum isn't being a good Mum.
PM me if you want a PDF copy of the ICD-10or the Mental Health Act 1983/2007. I ALSO HAVE THE DSM-V BOOK and am a pharmacology student.
I have a visual impairment / neurological problems so I need people to type in clear text and no funny fonts. Also excuse any typos, my vision blocks things out.
I have autism and have problems communicating, PMs included.
Just becasue I type well doesn't mean I speak well. I am only part time verbal.
Don't let her put you off you did the right thing talking and the fact she was so unsupportive is a reflection on her not you. You deserve help.
Take care of yourself
Much love
xx
You're entirely bonkers. But I'll tell you a secret. All the best people are.
I have my second home at the surgery, I see my doctor at least once a fortnight and sometimes once a week and if I'm really bad get her to ring me inbetween appointments. I'll be going once a week for the time being as my therapist is off sick. They are there to help so use them, if you need to go, go there is no reason to feel stupid.
"I laugh, I love, I hope, I try, I hurt, I need, I fear, I cry. And I know you do the same too so we are not that different you and I.
You'll be surprised to know how far you can go from the point where you thought it was the end.
Steel, you know it's unkind to say things like that babe.
You! Me! Dancing!, my mam did the same thing and shes a nurse too. I hated it when people used to tell me off for self harming, but I find that I do the same thing with people now.
She deals better with people she doens't know and patients because she's detatched from them, you're her daughter and she probably just thinks you're exagerrating.
My mother didnt text my sister when she left home for a week, and when she rang her after the first week, my sister broke down in tears and wanted to come home.
Talk to your GP, you need to sort this out. (}) Stay safe sweetie.
