Are you embarrassed to tell others of your mentally struggling

[GingerKittenTail]

Or do you feel able to be open ?

I wouldn't tell people.

What about you?

I don’t tell people. It seems so futile. Wht can others do to help?

Nope, don’t want to burden friends, family don’t care and not sure who or how to talk to anyone professionally or if I need to actually talk to someone or just vent a bit of frustration

No. I might tell a very close friend that I'm a bit low if they suggest a night out and I can't face it but I wouldn't ever reveal the extent of how I feel, they can't fix it.

I'm not embarrassed. Obviously there's a time and a place and I wouldn't just splurge it on to anyone but very good work friends, real life friends, my close family - I will always tell them if I am.

I haven’t told anyone.

I had a breakdown in 2020 and do talk about it if relevant. I guess it was a huge life event for me and I’ve the benefit of having recovered (still medicated but 100% ok now). But I talk about it a fair bit. Having experienced that I want people who can’t and don’t talk about it to know they’re not alone. And offer an opening if anyone needs help.

I find that if you can talk to someone, even if it’s in quite a light way, not too in depth,’it does feel better.

Could you talk here?

When I was struggling, obviously my partner knew and I also told my circle of close friends and they knew the root cause anyway. They were a fantastic support as I knew they would be. Now I’m through the other side, I don’t hide it from anyone if the topic of mental health comes up and I feel my experience is relevant.

I don't really tell people usually. What can they do? My partner probably knows when I'm struggling.

I don't like all of the It's good to talk stuff. I can just imagine the looks of horror if I told people how I'm feeling.

I'd tell my partner, but nobody else. I'm not super close to my family and have never been able to speak to them about physical health issues let alone mental ones. I'd tell friends but most of them have quite a lot going on so I'd feel bad trying to monopolise them.

I know a lot of people are struggling to some extent. It would feel a bit me me me to go on about my troubles. I’m quite open that I have had problems with anyone who I feel would benefit from knowing that they’re not alone, or who seem to want to share what they’re going through. But I also know some people who are very judgemental.