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Experiences of talking about your mental health?

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littlepieces · 27/04/2021 21:10

It's great that everyone's talking about mental health awareness, and trying to be more understanding towards people experiencing issues. But the media etc would have us all believe that it's now perfectly OK to admit to having MH problems, and expect the response to be kind and supportive. I think the reality is still very different.

What are your experiences of telling partners, friends, and work about MH issues? It was a long time ago now, but one of my best friends of 6+ years never spoke to me again after I told her I had depression. And a week later, everyone in my sixth form college knew. It's put me off ever talking about it to another soul as long as I live.

HopeMumsnet · 28/04/2021 10:24

Hi all,
We hope you don't mind, but when these threads are flagged up to us we usually add a link to our Mental Health resources.
You can also go to the Samaritans website, or email them on [email protected]. Support from other Mumsnetters is great and we really hope you will be able to take some comfort from your fellow posters, but as other MNers will tell you, it's really a good idea to seek RL help and support as well.

We also like to remind everyone that, although we're awed daily by the astonishing support our members give each other through life's trickier twists and turns, we'd always caution anyone never to give more of themselves to another poster, emotionally or financially, than they can afford to spare.

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