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Telling others about your mental health

Auticorn

Auticorn

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    Do you tell other people about your mental health issues? Who do you usually tell? If not, why don't you?

    I usually tell people that need to know. I also tell friends and people I trust. Most of the time though, I tell doctors, police and hospitals about them. The reason is because if I have some sort of meltdown or something... then it's good they know what to do or how to react even though they usually don't. My mom is the type of person who'll tell anyone about them, and it makes me mad. I tried to tell her not to announce it like it's nothing, but she continues to do so each time. :|
     
    I think I tend to be more open when I'm talking about to no one in particular, like on here, for example. I have no problem mentioning that I go through waves and waves of depression coupled with constant anxiety.

    However, in person? Not very good at this. I thiiiink 3 or 4 of my friends irl know. I have a really hard time talking about it bc I have an even harder time talking about why I have these issues. It's just hard for me to talk about without having an actual physical reaction to doing so, therefore, as much as I'd like to I tend to keep it down low unless I'm really close with the person and it comes up.
     
    There's someone I consider a friend on another website who I bounce things off of whenever I feel down or have other things on my mind besides being joyous all the time.
     
    My family has a history of mental disorders (some diagnosed, others not) so it's no surprise I have my share of issues as well. I'm typically pretty open about it with people I vaguely trust or if I can discuss it in writing--irl I won't speak about anything personal aloud with strangers or people I hardly know. I have to trust the person and care a lot about them before I talk about stuff like that. This (along with financial difficulties) is why I haven't, and likely never will, see a therapist/counselor about any of them. I can cope and function (in a sense) in life, so I'll just handle it myself. I don't really trust doctors, anyway.
     
    Only to people who I feel have the right to know. Most people don't, because I know what they'll say, and I hate that said phrase.
     
    Excluding my doctor, exactly five people know the full extent of my mental health issues: my parents, my grandparents, and the person I love. That's four too many.

    I dislike discussing these things with others...explaining it all is traumatising and exhausting. It's my issue to work through or not and I'll handle it the same way I always have: poorly, by myself, without external interference. I've never found telling people has helped me, so I just don't anymore.
     
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    Only to people who I feel have the right to know. Most people don't, because I know what they'll say, and I hate that said phrase.
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    I'm the same way. I usually only tell the people I can trust or people who need to know, especially if I'm having some sort of meltdown... I would want the people around me to know what's going on and why it's going on. The worst part is that when people see a grown woman screaming bloody murder, rocking and covering her ears... they think the worst possible scenarios. :| I'm all about breaking stigmas to be totally honest. It helps if more people are able to understand than just letting them make your situation a thousand times worse with stares and rude comments.

    ...sorry, I rambled there. My bad.
     
    I only tell people I'm autistic when they need to know. Most people don't know but I'm open about talking about it when in a situation where talking about it would make the situation better.
     
    I prefer not to. But my boss found out about my anxiety last year from first-hand experience when I had a terrible panic attack on my way home, yey. I suppose it's good that she knows. It doesn't happen very often these years, but if I do get a bad day or week, she will understand.
     
    I mean I don't just shout it out lmao but most people who know anything about me will end up knowing that I have terrible anxiety. It's just a fact and it makes it easier for people to understand where I'm coming from on stuff. And I'm open about how I struggle with it because that kind of thing really needs to be openly discussed. soooo yeah
     
    Only a few people know about my depression and suicidal thoughts. I don't really like to talk about it because I'm not that close to many people and I don't like that awkward sympathy bump you get from people you aren't close with when they find out. Like, I get that having support is important, but I don't want to rely on mental health support from people who I wouldn't ask to borrow $5 from. Feels too intrusive.
     
    Do you tell other people about your mental health issues? Who do you usually tell? If not, why don't you?

    I mean a lot of online friends know about them and on my personal fb I post about it every now and then. I get a lot of support from my best friend and my online friends. They're all understanding about it, and the ones that aren't i just delete from my life/facebook because i don't need them in my life.
     
    No not really. I tend to keep it to myself, and try and avoid these kind of threads as well. Life is just easier that way, and it's not like anyone wants to hear about it anyways.
     
    I can only tell people of such things if they're close enough to me, to emit warmth and comfort over me. It's weird meeting someone and saying, "Hi, my name is [Max], and my horrifying childhood riddled with endless emotional abuse and current body situations have left me scarred for life!"
     
    Usually, my depression and anxiety and PTSD are obvious, as I've just learned to live with them. I don't really have to tell anyone since I've more or less accepted the things that have happened to bring about these illnesses.

    I mean my scars are visible. I don't hide them anymore. I've survived multiple forms of assault, been physically and mentally brought down, have no family really, multiple abandonment... I mean... I've come to terms with it.

    Of course, I don't go into intense detail unless I trust the person, but if someone asks I'm not going to deny it.

    #loveyourselfnomatterwhat
     
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