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Aug 10, 2013, 08:54 PM
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Member Since: May 2013
Location: Western United States
Posts: 124
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I have a lot of health problems including chronic depression that has prevented me from being an independent, functional person.
Mostly, I live with my parents even though I am nearly 40.
I have had a lot of breathing problems all my life and could not get any help from local doctors.
I relocated myself to a much more urban area that happens to have a medical school where I was able to get help with my breathing problems. I thought I would only be away for, at most, 6 weeks. It took me almost 9 months to get the medical help I needed.
I was also considering trying to return to school myself and establish a more independent life in the urban setting. I found life there so much more difficult than I anticipated it would be and could not wait to return home to be with my parents.
I know that I am fortunate that I have family that will give me shelter and help me find medications and therapy, but our family is extremely dysfunctional at the same time.
Our little dog was diagnosed with early-stage heart failure, but with medication and a healthy diet, which we have always provided, she should have a very good quality of life for many more years.
When we were in the vet's office, my mother was overwhelmed by the information from the doctor, who has a tendency to be over-technical and hysterical. She turned to the doctor and said, "if my daughter is gone again for a long period of time, I am going to have you put this dog to sleep." 
It felt like she was threatening to kill my beloved dog if I did not do what she wanted: stay at home and take care of her and my dad.
Does anybody else with depression suffer from negative influences like this? I feel so trapped and sad.
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