Hey there,
First off I just want to say thank you for being open with us here, we appreciate it and don’t take it for granted.
I feel you here… I remember a time where I was having a panic as a teenager, and I thought my sister didn’t care- but I think the truth was that she had no idea to help in that moment as a teenager as well.
There are other times where I thought that certain people cared, but when I try to talk to them about certain things- I am met with negativity or annoyance. It really gets to me because I really try to not be like that, I try to be understanding and there for people… and to have those people turn around and be annoyed or mad at me for needing to take care of my mental health is hurtful.
I have been there many times, where I felt like I have nothing left to give. From when I was a kid, a teenager, and now as an adult. I have been there where I thought I was a burden, but the truth is we are not.
I feel as though some people are just not equipped to handle certain things, or maybe they don’t know how to talk about it. But there are people who will listen, and there are people who care. I still have a difficult time talking to people I am close with about my problems, due to what I stated above. It gets scary, and I don’t want to be hurt again. I am working on journaling, so I can have a record of when I was going down, and what caused it, so i can hopefully talk to a therapist about it at some point. If anything, I can go back to it and rethink how my immediate reaction was, I can reason with myself why a person acted that way. It can be helpful to me at times when I feel as though I don’t have someone to talk to, or I don’t feel comfortable talking about it.
I know it gets hard, I know how it can be like being kicked when down, it sucks. It’s hard. But please know with time and work it gets better. There are people who will listen and people who care, I know this because I too have been there.
Keep fighting. Do the things you love. for me it is art and music that keep me going, they give me hope. What are those things for you?
I believe in you.
Lys