I’ve struggled with depression for years. When I first reached out to close friends, I didn’t get any support back.
As an introverted person it became really easy for me to just isolate myself when I didn’t feel like I had anything to give to my relationships. It became really hard to be social.
Having my daughter brought some hard moments as I lost friends to the life changes of having a child. You don’t want to be a burden on them-a lot changes when you have a child….But on that same note, she has quickly become one of my biggest supports as you have to keep it together for your kid. She can distract me from my negative thoughts.
And i’ve been able to teach her about having open dialogue about these issues. I’ve explained to a six year old, about how mom goes through some hard times sometimes. And she doesn’t judge me.
I hide my self medicating from my daughter. But I don’t hide the fact that we all go through difficult times in life.
I hide my self medicating from my daughter. She also doesn’t know that she’s one of my biggest supports as well. I have to keep it together for my kid.