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independentCurrent4558
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My name is Sam. I have always been the go-to for all of my family and friends when issues arise, or when they just need to vent!

I suffer from Depression and Anxiety, and take care of my mother who suffers from the same and sometimes has psychotic outbursts. I have had a great deal of hardship in my life that has also taught me a lot about how to be resilient and how it's okay not to be okay sometimes. I aspire to become a Psychologist.
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Being depressed and taking care of someone who is depressed
Depression Support / by independentCurrent4558
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 April 21st, 2020
...See more Hi everyone, I suffer from anxiety and depression. My mother, who I love with, also suffers from anxiety and depression (and I truly believe has undiagnosed schizophrenia at times). I feel mentally exhausted. Throughout my teen years until now, I have always been the one taking care of my mother mentally. I have dealt with outbursts, calming her down, and talking about her past traumas nearly a daily basis. I've gotten better at dealing with these things and not taking it all to heart so much, but it truly is exhausting. I also find that I try to hide my depressive episodes because I feel like it'll make her worse, since she worries so much. Now I'm in the middle of a depressive episode and I'm frustrated because I didn't have a huge trigger and I just feel unmotivated constantly.
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