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Mental Health Support

OldBaldy1701E

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5. Well, we are around the same age, so we both dealt with the same problem.

Reply to crosinski (Original post)

Sun Jun 8, 2025, 07:11 AM

Jun 8

Namely, that people generally refused to accept that our issues were even real. I was routinely called 'lazy', 'unmotivated' and worse, all due to depression and anxiety.

How were we supposed to survive? I don't know, but we did.

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Bipolar Two with Anxiety [View all] crosinski Jun 7 OP

Try free Yale Science of. Well Being course SheltieLover Jun 7 #1

I did take that course! crosinski Jun 7 #3

Good for you! SheltieLover Jun 7 #4

that sounds very positive indeed! Skittles Jun 7 #2

Well, we are around the same age, so we both dealt with the same problem. OldBaldy1701E Jun 8 #5

Yes, my problems were routinely dismissed too. crosinski Jun 8 #6