Posted by pegasus on June 7, 2004, at 11:29:07
In reply to Bipolar 2 and Isolation, posted by Pandabear on June 6, 2004, at 20:41:00
Panda, I'm so sorry things are bad right now. I don't have Bp2, but I do get really depressed. What you described sounds very familiar. It's too bad that your parents are not able to be more supportive, or even clued in, to what you are going through. It's a sad fact of depression that it can keep you from interacting much with other people. Even though sometimes those interactions can actually end up alleviating some of the depression (but only if they're supportive). It's just so *hard*. I've definitely spent weekends in bed in the past, and not cared who wanted me to do what.
But you are writing some thing that sound relatively hopeful. Definitely stay in touch with your therapist at difficult times like this. At least she should have a better understanding of what you are dealing with than your parents do.
(((pandabear)))
pegasus
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