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Need help with a complex situation with depression

Need help with a complex situation with depression

Hi,

I usually post on the lived experience forum as I have MI issues but have an issue I am struggling with relating to depression and anxiety with my son's girlfriend who lives under my roof. I am not sure how or if to intervene. It is causing me stress and affecting my mmental health lately too. She has not come out of her room for days and has been demanding of my son who is doing his last exams and needs good grades to do honours next year. They have lived here for about 4months and this would be about the 6th episode. She really has only had about two weeks of being ok. She won't seek help but says she wants my son to get a professional to contact her. I have talked to her about headspace but again she wants them to contact her. She was seeing a psychologist earlier this year but has stopped and has highlighted that she wanted the psychologist to ring her and make the appointments.

Her mood is currently affecting mine and I feel like I'm walking on egg shells, my emotions are starting to spike in unpredictable ways because of this situation too. I have trouble with emotion regulation as I have BPD traits but don't lash out rather turn them inwards. I am watching my son suffer and it's difficult when it's under your roof. He jumps to her every command.

I am am looking for advice to a) help her seek professional help. b) know how to effectively help her. I've been too scared to broach this with her and how I deal with my depression is very different to hers. C) know how to deal with it so it doesn't take me out.

I feel like a hypocrite with this all because I have had several serious episodes of depression and have a couple of hospital admissions during this time so I also feel like anything I say will be seen as the pot calling the kettle black.

Her family is aware of her MH issues but not of her current situation. I don't really have contact with them to ask for help. I guess if it wasn't under my roof I may not get involved but I am seeing it destroy her life and my sons in the process.

Im grateful for any advice.

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Wow .... some awesome spelling auto-correct in here ..... lol ... and forgot to tag you @Former-Member .....💕

ISo glad to see you (home again now ... can talk ....). I have missed you but wasn't surprised you were staying quiet with everything that is going on at the moment, especially with the ages and stages you've got going on at home as well. I hope something has eased up a bit there ....

The forum seems to go in cycles a bit, but there have been so many triggered, and probably triggering along with it in the last couple of days that I figured you would be finding it really hard going.

Others step back from the forums for a while, then return, as we have seen Maz back lately, and eth. I hope things settle for you and everybody here, and you're around a bit more again soon. Perhaps just follow the more cheerful threads for a while (like F&A ?) such as 365 Project, and your Feel Good Moments .... there's nothing wrong with sticking to the uplifting content, especially with depression to manage in whatever form it takes. It can be easy to overlook that that is a major purpose for the forums too .... providing positivity and distraction .... and tools for lifting yourself up out of a depressive state, with or without psych support depending on your situation.

The tools are important, but the relationships are too .... first things first ... you have to look after you and yours in the best way you know how. Let me know if I can help ....

Hugs .... ❤️💕

Hi @Former-Member ..... 😊💕

You're one, re the self-care and self-compassion, with a lot of the tools to share .... veggies, pamper days, and walks amongst them.

Hugs to you too .... ❤️💕

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@Former-Member, hugz xox

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Love the image @Former-Member .....

Was that one from S1 ?

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Awesome picture @Former-Member xx

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