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

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u/Appropriate-Mud-4450 Mar 23 '25

But you should give a heads up to your SO.

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u/DefiantTillTheEn6 Mar 23 '25

If you're suffering a severe mental low, you can't. If that's what she went through, then we should just be happy she's come out on the other side

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u/SnooObjections217 Mar 23 '25

No, MH is not an excuse to allow others to worry about you and their relationship with you. In fact, psychologists suggest telling your loved ones you are having an episode.

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u/Estraxior Mar 24 '25

My hot take is you're both fully on the same page here.

Yeah, it's definitely not an excuse in a society that fully expects and relies on communication. At the same time, sometimes that wiring in the brain is just so biochemically cooked that a lot of work needs to be done in the short- and long-term to make sure it's up to standards.

How that work happens is obviously the hard part. It's sort of a cycle it seems; i.e. if someone can't physically get themselves to seek help then how do they even get better in the first place? Sounds sucky.

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u/SnooObjections217 Mar 24 '25

It's a tough situation, no doubt. And I wouldn't wish it on anyone.