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[Seasidemumma77]

Am I alone in only being able to share an abridged version of my current mental health?

I want to full open up, but scared of being judged by friends and professionals, so only drip feeding.

Hey OP,

I'm sorry to hear you're going through a rough time but it's great that you were able to reach out on MN. Sometimes advice from a stranger is the best advice.

I found myself in a very similar situation to yours only a matter of weeks ago. I take sertraline 100mg once a day and have done for 2+ years. I have been working nightshift since the beginning of the month and it completely threw my body clock out the window and caused me to miss several (almost all) doses of my sertraline and I took a dip. I reached out to a friend just to apologise for my lack of contact and to let her know I was going through a pretty tough time (I work with terminally ill patients and have seen a lot these last few weeks) - I wasn't looking for sympathy but I was not expecting the response I got. In the end, we are no longer on speaking terms.

Sadly, when we suffer from a mental health condition or any health related concern, we really do find out who our true friends are. Some people are too self absorbed to consider the feelings and challenges of other people.

My advice to you would be to reach out to your closest friend or relative, find out a time that suits them to have a chat and be very open and up front with how you've been feeling. Sometimes just letting everything out can make you feel 10X better. I promise you it will be okay.

Strawbfields I'm struggling to decide who I trust to unload on, as well as a profound guilt of making my friends feel responsible for me.