I agree it is difficult to find when a person can not depend on them for emotional security and understanding.
I find that what your phrase of "doing it to myself" is a loss of trust from resources that is supposed to be more understanding.
In fact, a doctor at a walk in clinic(where my doctor works from)talked about depression and worse mental health issues as being situational. I held my tongue because I have already trained by my family to accept this attitude.
I am not sure what your social resources are where you live. But I think I need a mental health advocate. However, I have come to realize that rl mental health consumers and PC Forums members collectively act that role for me.
Maybe I have an overactive imagination, but I believe that this occurs especially here at PC Forums.
So I do enourage you Samanthagreene to continue to ask questions and posting responses here at PC Forums.
The feedback that members have given to your original post contains helpful and supportive information.
Keep coming back here.
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Originally Posted by Samanthagreene
Ever since I got diagnosed, I think my mom's been implying that I'm doing it to myself, or that I should get over it. My family has a history of depression and bipolar, but I'm the only one so far to push for a diagnoses and treatment. She says things like, "Do you want to develop an eating disorder now too?" Or, "I'm not interested in paying for your depression habit, but I guess I have no choice." Whenever I talk about a mental disorder (I'm really interested in psychology) she thinks I'm trying to self-diagnose myself, even when I'm not. She also refuses to admit I might have bipolar, even though my psychiatrist just diagnosed me with a hypomanic episode. She still thinks it's depression. I love her, and she's really a great mom, but I don't know how to deal with this problem. Am I being paranoid? Should I talk to her about it (I think I'm too scared for that)?
Also, she doesn't like that I'm on meds.
Any response would be welcome,
-Sam.
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