I have close friends IRL but I am the mentally ill friend, yanno? Like, my friends definitely have their own struggles, and we support each other, but it is still hard when you feel like the burden that everyone has to look after, and no one really understands.
I am grateful though; before therapy I could never hold friendships for longer than a year. I would usually have one close friend who I would be unhealthily attached to. Since high school, I never had a group of friends. I have now created a group, although a decade later. Thank you therapy (and my psych, who I see as an alternative Mother :p)
I would like to have people to talk to who can relate a bit more but also not solely discuss mental health matters. Reply if you are interested. 🙂
About me: I am 31yo, they/them, active in gym & in sports, parent, student, bibliophile, (chronic anxiety and depressive episodes due to the C-PTSD), based in the Northern Rivers (NSW).
