Hi there CMG,
Welcome to Beyond Blue and thank you for
coming here and posting. I’m sorry that
you haven’t received a response as yet, but with the weekend and all happening,
sometimes posts can take a little while before they get responded too.
It sure sounds like you’re in need of a
break – of any kind of description. Not
to mention your partner as well, who also looks after your Mum as well … two
absolute champion, you both are, in my book.
It’s so ordinary when fellow “flesh and blood”
turn out to be something you’re not. It
IS frustrating and can also be incredibly hurtful. When you say your sister is off living her
life; is she still close by … close by
enough, that she could in fact, come along and help occasionally. If that is the case, I think you need to sit
down with her and almost lay it on the line.
Reinforcing all that you’ve done and are still doing for your Mum and
that it is time for her to chip and help out.
I can understand you resenting your sister
with her current attitude.
Almost a similar scenario, I think, relates
to your “um, best friend”. Sounds almost
like a gossip to me, that she wants all the details, etc, so she can pass on
the “juicy stuff” and talk behind your back.
If that is the case, that sure doesn’t sound like much of a friend to
me.
In cases similar to this, I usually ask
whether there is a close sibling OR even a very good friend, who you could
confide your issues too; but um, I won’t
be doing that in this case, for obvious reasons.
May I ask what your partner’s views are on
all of this?
Have you sought help in the past with
regard to your own depression? Maybe it
might be worth a re-visit to your GP and let them know the latest?
Would love to hear back from you.
Neil
