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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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Hi @Faith-and-Hope if you are still around. My headspace is still really off. Yesterday I decided that if I died on my birthday then at least that cuts out one anniversary for my family to deal with. I've come past that a bit but I'm not doing so well still so am keeping away on the forum a bit. There are lots of cogs ticking at the moment. Wishing you the best. 💜🤗😘

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I hoe you can see by what others who have lost family member are going thru re anniversaries that you would in fact be leaving them the worst sort of anniversary in place of your birthday .... steer well clear of that &Teej ....

In the Greek way of doing things you have already travelled your XOth year and are crossing into your X1st year .... that's how they count birthdays, so it's already behind you in their system.

Think I'm getting a very sad break-thru with WH, Wrote on lj's tgread last night. I need you to be around. It's going to be a big year of change for both you and me ....

Will post a couple of special pics on F&A today, and you will start to understand re WH ....!

Keep it steady they the down cycle @Former-Member .... have had little sleep tonight, but glad I checked my phone for you .... dozing again now hopefully, two more hours.

Send me a hug ? Sending lots to you .... ❤️


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I think it was self-compassion I caught in WH last night .... for the first time he actually voiced it .... spoke of how he felt when the circumstances he chose has left him bereft of something he really wanted more .... and he hadn't realised that would happen even tho on a practical level he had planned for it .... his feelings have begun to surface, and he recognised them .... more than that, he voiced them .....

While that's about him @Former-Member .... you are in the same boat .... you expressed self-compassion yesterday, and the disappointment you are entitled to feel in your circumstances .... that was indignant anger and disappointment you were expressing .. you are doing it !!! You are breaking through !!!!

It took me reading with EI what happened with WH to recognise the parallel in you ..... and you know he has some of the same wounds .... just responding differently to them.

Keep paddling @Former-Member ..... you're coming through .... ❣

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Beautiful words of love, support and encouragement for you @Former-Member

One moment at a time......we've got this guys 🙂

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@Teej wrote:

I guess you are right @Faith-and-Hope. I have gained many pieces of my puzzle from the forum let alone the much needed support in crisis. I guess it's given me something too. I get to give on here in a way I'm struggling to in real life. And it's helping with confidence mostly.

Im going to nod off again for a bit. thanks for the chat and asking after me. I hope you sleep well tonight and knock that cold out of the park before it takes hold. Will catch you later 💜🤗


hello @Former-Member @Faith-and-Hope @Former-Member

hello i came looking for you and couldnt find you today.

I wanted to thank you for the above words written by you.

you wrote: I get to give on here in a way I'm struggling to in real life. And it's helping with confidence mostly.

These words will be such a great help for so many on here who find it hard to express their thoughts. They are only able to read posts written by others.

You are so valued on here, a very important part of so many of us dealing with our own issues.

Have you finished any more of those jigsaw puzzles? I have never heard of them. I do like the old fashioned kind.

Are you working on one at the moment?

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Hello @Former-Member, @Former-Member, @Former-Member, @Faith-and-Hope

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Thinking of you @Former-Member

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❤️💕 @Former-Member ....

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Keep yourself safe @Former-Member.

💜🐠💕

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There you are .... ❣
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