I’m right there with you, friend. In recent weeks my depression has been extremely severe, and yet certain people who claim to love me have said it’s a ploy and claim that I’m being manipulative and seeking attention if I ask directly for help- and no, I have not been a drama queen about it. Luckily my husband doesn’t see it like that and got me to a doctor when I admitted to having thoughts of self-harm. The medical community is often compassionate but society as a whole is ignorant, unfortunately.
I’m right there with you, friend. In recent weeks my depression has been extremely severe, and yet certain people who claim to love me have said it’s a ploy and claim that I’m being manipulative and seeking attention if I ask directly for help- and no, I have not been a drama queen about it. Luckily my husband doesn’t see it like that and got me to a doctor when I admitted to having thoughts of self-harm. The medical community is often compassionate but society as a whole is ignorant, unfortunately.