Posted by cubic_me on January 28, 2007, at 11:39:50
In reply to Re: How much do you share with friends?, posted by DannaB on January 28, 2007, at 10:15:38
I'm the opposite of Danna and Jo, definately much more of a closed person. 3 friends knew when I first had major depression that I was on antidepressants, but I didn't go in to any details at all. My housemates now hardly know anything of an emotional nature about me, and my parents know even less. I'd rather they didn't know, and wouldn't know how to bring up the subject either. When I go to T appointments I make up something to tell them about where I'm going. It's partly a fear of burdening people with my problems, boring people or seeming strange.
It's probably not a healthy way to be, and probably Jo and Danna, you are on the healthier end of the scale - even if you do realise afterwards that it was 'no big deal' at the time you thought it was, and could talk it through.
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