Posted by lucybobcat on December 21, 2003, at 12:49:41
New here...I typed 'depression and relationships' into Yahoo and came here. Can any one offer me some reassurance that I am not the only one confused about what came first: am i having problems in my relationship because of my depression, or am I depressed because I have been slogging away at a relationship that is not so great? Or both! Is this chicken/egg question doing anyone else's head in? I don't know which one needs to be dealt with first! I am hurting my partner by letting him go through all this with me when I might leave him in the end anyway, and I'm hurting myself feeling guilty about making him miserable on top of my own yucky mental state. I am 22 and have been having big bad periods for about 9 years now. Maybe this is just another one and I couldn't bear to lose him for the wrong reasons. I've never been in a relationship when I've been depressed before so it all just baffles me. Yuck.
poster:lucybobcat
thread:292134
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