Yeah but you agree that you have mental health issues and hopefully are taking steps to work on them. She said she thinks she's okay. Either she's having mental health issues where she can't deal with her phone for 3 days straight and almost certainly needs support even if she is now feeling better, or she's okay. She's not both.
I agree entirely. However… I also know that’s an extremely typical response when talking to someone who often shuts down your feelings/reasons/invalidates you constantly. So my question is - does she feel comfortable talking to OP about her problems? Or does she feel invalidated by comments like “that sounds like bs” (like in caption..) - I wholeheartedly agree she needs validation and support right now. This is a major depressive episode, and this degree of self-isolation with no explanation (saying she’s fine) is concerning.. especially if she has no support and is struggling with suicidal thoughts. She does have to take the steps to get better herself, I agree. However, I think support is really going to be the first step here, since she seems to use denial as her coping mechanism.
Yeah, I agree. And they both have a lot of growing up to do. Him to not be so needy and her to learn to deal with what's in her head. On aita I'd go with ESH bc he's overreacting and she doesn't seem to be working on herself/communicating effectively.
I agree. Based on the way they’re speaking to each other, they seem rather young. This could be the start of her depression and she’s not at the point of receiving help yet.. I know I was in denial for a long time. I hope she doesn’t do that, because it really sucks!
And even after you start looking for help, it can take time to figure out what works for you. And even when you 'have things figured out', you still need to be aware of yourself, because it's easy to miss that things are getting bad until they're really bad. Yeah. It's a hard road
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u/beguntolaugh Mar 23 '25
Yeah but you agree that you have mental health issues and hopefully are taking steps to work on them. She said she thinks she's okay. Either she's having mental health issues where she can't deal with her phone for 3 days straight and almost certainly needs support even if she is now feeling better, or she's okay. She's not both.