Eejaybee
Welcome to the forums and thanks for sharing your story.
you ask an interesting question.
For many years I was in denial about my own illness . For the last ten years or more i have been open about having bipolar even talking to groups. I have found that people will often open up and tell me that they suffer from or someone in their family has depression.
Of course you need to feel comfortable telling people and decide how much to tell. Sometimes if people don't understand I will use that as an opportunity to educate people in a friendly way.
You could say I have been run down and mentally and physically exhausted and needed a break. Or I suffer from anxiety and depression and I needed a break or something in between.
I find when I feel confident and not worried people will respond well.
I often have people saying I am brave being honest. I do feel the more people can be comfortable telling people abut their mental illness the less stigma there will be.of course everyone is different and if someone does not want to tell then they don't need to put themselves under pressure.
They are just my thoughts andI will be interested to read what you and others think.
Thanks for the question.
Quirky
