So, I have a question - for other people who are dealing with depression, how do you communicate with your partners about it? I am having a hard time, because I'm going through a deep depression right now, but I don't really know how to communicate with my boyfriend about it. He is supportive and doesn't seem particularly bothered by it, but I'm really worried that he's pulling away. I think that mental illness is just not something that he signed on for, and I'm not really sure how much or how little to tell him. I just want to isolate myself when I'm feeling like this because I know that it can be a real burden to others, especially if it's something that might take a while for me to get better from. I always try to tell him about the things that I'm doing to work on it so that it won't seem like a hopeless situation to him, but even still, I feel like I should just suck it up and act happy so that he doesn't start to feel like being with me is terrible (even though it kind of is right now). I don't know - how can I still be a good girlfriend while trying to work through this? How much is too much to share and how much should I make sure to share so that he knows what's going on with me?