Today, I admitted to my boyfriend of three years that I have been suffering from depression for a while now. He took it as a good time to dump me. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I told my boyfriend of nine months that depression runs in my family and I think the reason I've been flipping shit so much lately may be that I am depressed. Not five minutes later he decided a break would be "the best thing for us right now." FML
Today, my boyfriend of 3 years dumped me. I was really depressed, so a couple of my friends came over to take me out to a club to cheer me up. My ex was there, partying with his friends. He came up to me and my friends, and asked my friend if she wanted to hang out sometime. She said yes. FML
Today, I was diagnosed with depression. My girlfriend's idea of consoling me was to break up with me because she can't date a "psycho". FML
Today, I told to my girlfriend of 5 years that I'm depressed about having no friends, no job and a difficult family life. I told her that she's the one constant that keeps me going. She decided this was a good time to break up with me to "find" herself, since I was being so mopey. FML
Today, I had a mental breakdown. Many things have been going completely wrong in my life, and I finally decided to let my boyfriend know about it. After about an hour of explaining and pouring my heart out, his response was, "I think we were better off as friends." FML
Today, I was dumped. My boyfriend was too afraid to break up with me, so he sent the girl he cheated on me with. FML
Today, I broke up with my boyfriend. I had only been dating him for about a month. Thinking he wouldn't take it very hard, I invited him over so I could tell him in person. Little did I know he was going to start crying on my couch and not leave for 5 hours. FML
Today, I told my boyfriend that I loved him. Being dumped wasn't the reaction I was expecting. FML
Today, my boyfriend of the last 2 years, who is suicidal and heavily depressed, left me because he thinks I "deserve better". Not to mention I was his best friend, therapist, mother and girlfriend all in one. He left me with rent due in a week and all other expenses because he couldn’t take care of me in return. FML
Today, I finally told my boyfriend that I’ve been dealing with depression, and apologized for my bad moods. I wrote him three kinda long-story-short messages telling him why. His response? “It’s alright” and continued playing Raft. I expected something more… empathic? Am I selfish? FML
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Cinn_fml 23
Did he dump you because of the depression? Or because he was going to anyway? The former is a douche move and be glad to be rid of him. However if it's the latter he might well be going to support you through it as a friend, I can see why he might not want to prolong the relationship for such reasons but might find other ways to support you.
junkboy 4
your (ex) boyfriend is an asshole... find someone who will accept who you are!
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Comments (112)
Ryujin_fml 0
he sent that baggage somewhere else
monkeyshorts22 4
awww!! don't worry, he was obviously a douche anyway. :)
funktown 2
I'm sure ull find a nice boy in ur depressive state.. no I'm kidding.
TheRealFamilyGuy 5
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good move by him depressed chicks are no fun
underguarded 20
I lol'd hard
MRiKiCCS 0
no one wants a SENSITIVE SALLY. :)
ahti546 11
Every girl is "suffering from depression" it seems. Grow up.
bunniex1 11
you need to grow up there is a lot of people that have been diagnosed with depression. With your logic you are pretty much saying girls who say they have depression are lying, when many just want to get help. u suck :)
DudeImBetter 0
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It was a great time to dump you, he had an excuse.
Pocahontas22_fml 0
that's mean!
Howljerk 0
and you're nice
H3ALTHFR3AK 0
yea, that was fuc*ed up. he should have made her a romantic dinner to cheer her up before breaking up with her.
KVloveBC 0
that's even worse
demarcusT 0
18, why should he spend money on something that he knows is already over? ending a relationship is not a punishment. he might as well get on one knee, take out a ring box then dump her.
CJFeagins 0
lol!
junkboy 4
your (ex) boyfriend is an asshole... find someone who will accept who you are!
generalasskicker 12
maybe she should try not being deppresed and before I get attacked I meant seek proffesional help for it maybe try getting some mood elevators if it's severe enough and go to a therapist and who knows maybe he's not an asshole maybe he was noticing she was deppresed and felt the lust and emotion being drained from the relationship and didn't want to be the support system with someone who had changed
ColetteL 4
There are these things called commas and periods. They are your friends. You should meet them soon.
login6437 0
^^Yeah.
login6437 0
Btw, I don't think you're going to be able to be a colledge professor if you don't know proper spelling, grammar, or know how to spell colledge.
sassypants93 17
or depressed or professional
randall_doak 4
Okay #20, and #3, think of it this way: I'm not necessarily defending him, but maybe he was planning on it in he first place, and the day she told him about this depression was the same day he was planning on breaking it off. Yeah, that's a shitty situation, but that doesn't mean he was trying to be a douche about it. Again, not defending him, but you have to look at it from both sides. It's an FML, definately, I agree 100%. By the way #72: using text language as an excuse to misspell words only works if it makes the word shorter, like it does in "txt" or "tht". Wuz, mii, and yew, just make you look retarded. Yougrammarsuxdick....
diamond28 0
Everybody changes! If you don't .. you have no experiences! Hellooo.. even the leaves change color every season! Come on..
coolkitty154 11
What makes you think that she didn't have a therapist or that she wasn't on meds? Getting "proffesional" help doesn't automatically cure depression. In fact, it usually doesn't. Don't accuse this poor girl of doing nothing when you obviously have no clue about the subject.
Sootie247 12
i have depression and was in the exact same position as her, my boyfriend did not dump me but helped me from cutting and suicide and that was what she needed. not to be dumped, that would have drove me over the edge.
Pocahontas22_fml 0
2--that's mean!!
Pb25797051 0
whatever you say pocahontas
ColetteL 4
I'm pretty sure he already knew if you were together for three years.
mama907 1
i agree, your man was probably completely aware you were depressed, some men just can't deal with it, they don't want to feel depressed too.
Fantastiic 0
well I would too, jk.
cgyguy 0
no jk. i was with a depressive type and honestly I would never go through it again.
Turkey_Slab 0
Hey do you live in an igloo??? Troll lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lo
Quest_ 13
What an asshole.
Pb25797051 0
how exactly? he was probably brought down by her depression. doesn't make him an asshole. Makes you ignorant
Quest_ 13
He still should not have broken up with her at such a vulnerable moment, it's called basic human compassion. I just think it's ****** that that's what his automatic response would be. And don't call me ignorant please.
Ryujin_fml 0
Ignorant.
FYLDeep 26
You were probably bringing him down.
H3ALTHFR3AK 0
clever comments like this make me happy
thebacons200212 5
agreed.
bamagrl410 31
That sucks, OP. I recently went through the same thing myself, only mine stuck by me and held me up when I couldn't do so on my own. Just know he wasn't the one for you and you'll find someone better =)
duckie227 22
99% of guys won't do that. you found the one willing to hold you up while you put out. good job.
VinegarStrokes 0
Jeeesus Christ, Bamagrl... You are an idiot to the fullest extent of the word. I feel that I should weep for you after reading your profile information.
Mehness 0
I find nothing wrong with her profile.
RedPillSucks 33
@37 How are you qualified to make that statement? Have you dated 99% of guys, even in your own town? Perhaps you just need to hang out with a better class of people, instead of assuming everyone is like the people you're associated with.
dhooks111490 8
So...you actually were not in the same situation...at all.
Cinn_fml 23
Did he dump you because of the depression? Or because he was going to anyway? The former is a douche move and be glad to be rid of him. However if it's the latter he might well be going to support you through it as a friend, I can see why he might not want to prolong the relationship for such reasons but might find other ways to support you.
redbluegreen 41
Agreed. I hate when a person stays with someone because they feel obligated and not because they actually love them. Or, more likely, in the case that someone expects someone to stay with them because of pity.
ImaginaryFoe 1
Agree with RBG. Staying with someone for obligation or pity is the worst. If he did it because of the depression, it's not the kindest move but it may be self-preservation. I dumped a bf who had severe mental health issues because I knew I couldn't be the help he needed and I didn't love him enough to deal with it all. Mean but the best thing I could've done for both of us. If he was going to do it anyway, it was gutsy on his part to go through with it. At least you are aware of your condition and (I'm hoping) have a support system in place. Do you want someone to stay with you when he doesn't want to? Concentrate on you, get healthier, then find someone.
Cinn_fml 23
When I said dumping her for being depressed was a douche move I imagined the thought going through his head was; oh feck, she's going to be no fun now! If that were the case and he dumped her without thinking it through then I think it's a douche move. If he thought it all through and decided that overall staying with her would negatively affect him and might not help her either, then yeah, I can see the reasoning and it's not so bad. And like I said, he might be more than willing to provide friendly support.