I have suffered from, and treated for, depression with some anxiety. My young adult daughter has been treated for anxiety/depression/cutting. She was hospitalized last year for
and came out of the hospital seemingly feeling much better. She was working toward her GED, finished it and enrolled in a trade school out of town (2 hours from our home). She was in a relationship at the time and her boyfriend moved with her. Their relationship fell apart shortly after and he moved back home and she moved into an apartment by herself. She was doing fantastic in school and seemed to love it. Unfortunately, she decided she was okay and stopped taking her meds and began and downward spiral. A short relationship that did not work out (where she was not treated well) ended and seemed to really trigger the whole anxiety issue big time. She feels isolated, as she hasn't made many friends here and has kind of cut herself off from those she does know. She has taken a leave from school and is back on meds, but it's still a difficult time. I have come to stay with her indefinitely, but I don't know if I'm helping much. I try to draw her out about what she's feeling, but she seems to get angry with me and feels that I'm scolding her. When I suggest things that might be a small way to contribute to her feeling better, she shuts me down. I don't know how I can best support her as she goes through this, and gets to a place where she can resume her normal life. She worked with a psychiatrist and therapist at home, and now has appointments scheduled in her new city. I feel like I'm doing everything wrong - can anyone tell me what kind of support from family and friends is helpful and what is not?