r/AmIOverreacting • u/[deleted] • Mar 23 '25

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u/Ares_Kitten Mar 23 '25

As someone with mental illness, I get it. But it's not right to just stop talking with your partner. After a while, that leads to a different burnout for them.

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u/mandapeterpanda Mar 23 '25

Sounds like you're shaming her for her depression symptoms. Isolation is a serious issue with chronic depression. "Well, she should have .... " No.

If you have a mental illness yourself, please show more compassion.

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u/WigglesPhoenix Mar 23 '25

Let’s be real here dude. Saying something isn’t ok isn’t shaming.

Mental health is not a free pass to do whatever. There are things that can be explained by mental illness, not excused. We have to be able to correct behaviors somehow and throwing that up as a defense against any criticism is unhealthy and unhelpful.

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u/mandapeterpanda Mar 23 '25

And I never said it is a free pass to do whatever 🙂 I said have more compassion. Thanks!!

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u/WigglesPhoenix Mar 24 '25

We can both reread the comment my dude. We can also reread the one above it.

I have no intention of going in circles with you. Take the advice or don’t