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This is an interesting question and I guess for me personally it depends on the degree of ‘getting better’.
When I am suffering from a nasty depressive bout I find it very very hard to meet other people’s expectations and as such I am grateful when others give me a fair bit of latitude.
On the flip side, when I’m having an ok day I can handle most of what is thrown at me.
What would scare me with getting better full stop would always be that fear that it’s going to come back… that the good will I’ve gained over the years would start from scratch and the many years of tearing my hair out because the pressure from others is constant and I just can’t muster the strength to respond to it.
Do I wish to be better? Of course I do… I know in my heart that I have intelligence and capability and that depression has held me back from many opportunities in life… like a bungee cord on the uplift.
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Independent Mental Health Advocate (IMHA): UK
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