Posted by noa on August 31, 2000, at 19:01:35
In reply to Re: keeping taking antidepressants a secret.., posted by allisonm on August 31, 2000, at 18:29:43
> I find that when my depression is at its worst, there's no way I can hide it from anyone --
Yes, for me, although I had told my parents about my depression years ago, I hadn't discussed it in about 14 years. But, things got so bad last year, I did tell them. At that point, it seemed the only logical thing to do. They also had mellowed a lot over the years, and have been quite supportive, even if it is in a somewhat limited way, ie, the way they know how.
But they have also helped me out of some financial jams this past year, because my depression did make it hard for me to go after a second job, which I needed becasue of not having full time hours at my main job.
But their support has gone beyond that, they have related to the whole thing like an illness, I guess becasue by now they are more aware of the phenomenon, having known other people who have dealt with depression, and becasue they are avid newspaper readers and tv news watchers.
I guess it really has helped a lot that the media has done more education over recent years about all of this.
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