I've been struggling with depression recently and I saw my doctor and had my fluoxetine increased which is thankfully working.
But now I am feeling a bit better I am reflecting on some of the unhelpful comments I have had from MIL recently. For example "the only one who can help you is yourself' 'you will be rattling with all those pills' 'Antidepressants are terrible / addictive" for example.
If I had struggled on myself I would be pretty unwell by now. Thankfully I have a good doctor who responded quickly to help me. But it has made me think about the future, I think I will look after myself from now on and MIL who I have been supporting quite a bit (might have even led to me getting worse) will have to fend for themselves now.
I actually feel quite relieved / less guilty. I do have teenage children and a husband and of course I will support them but the others - well not so much.