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Originally Posted by Kmmnewtobp
So I finally broke down and told my "friends" about my diagnoses. It was the worst experience I could have imagined. They told me there is nothing wrong with me, that's it's all in my head. They told me to stop my pity party and think positive and I will be fine. They told me I have nothing to be depressed about and I need to start being grateful for my life. I guess after 15+ years of friendship I thought I would get support not ridicule. I wish I never would have said anything. Meeting with my therapist this morning, hoping she can give me some insight. What has been y'all's experience with telling friends and loved ones?
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You'll find a lot of people just don't acknowledge mental illness as a real illness, and usually nothing good comes from telling them. Be careful who you confide in. I'd like to see the day when people with mental illness are treated with the same respect as other people, but I will be dead and gone long before. Still, change can't come soon enough for most of us.
Best advice I can give is not to talk to such 'friends' about anything having to do with your illness. Instead, confide in your doc and other patients like those here who know what you are dealing with. I have people that are close to me that I can't talk to about my illness too. It's hard, but you learn to just avoid the subject.