Posted by Dinah on October 26, 2003, at 17:38:02
In reply to Getting parents to understand my depression..., posted by john1022 on October 26, 2003, at 17:13:21
I give my husband short booklets or articles to read on my various medical problems. I don't think he does though.
I don't even try with my parents.... But then, I don't have to live with them.
I think the ability to get others to understand is pretty low. If they haven't experienced it or had people close to them experience it, the old American pull yourself up by your bootstraps seems to be the common notion. :( There ought to be a new name for depression. It's come to mean too many things.
Good luck, and I'm glad she's supportive even if she really doesn't understand.
(You could try sending her to a counselor or bringing her to yours, but I didn't have a whole lot of luck.)
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