I can understand your anxiety when being stuck as a human and as a caregiver. I have a son with disabilities who needs me. I also need help but I put myself on the back burner, keep putting myself there over and over again until I have no idea how I got there. It’s a slow progression and then BAM! While my son is not an S.O. I understand that caregiver role, the role it takes on you. Some days, I tell myself I can’t do this anymore, that I can’t be his mom anymore.... and I know I wouldn’t survive if I gave him up.

It’s important to take for you, important to find something that gives you respite, every day. I know it’s easier said than done, I know because I’ve given everything up for my son, to care for him and I have nothing left but my depression. You’re not alone in this fight. Talk to your doctors about your depression. It’s important, YOU ARE IMPORTANT TOO!!!