Today, I opened up to my best friend about my depression. Her response: "If you're so depressed, why don't you just kill yourself?" FML
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Today, I vented to my friend about how unhappy I am and how I want to kill myself. What did she say? "Don't do that." That was it. FML
Today, my best friend actually had the audacity to try and one-up my suicide attempt story. FML
Today, I told my mom I loved her and she asked if I was going to kill myself. FML
Today, I was feeling suicidal and needed to talk to someone about it, so I called up the only person in the world who cares about me: my mom. Or so I thought. Her immediate response was, “You should go ahead and end it.” FML
Today, I opened up to my parents about my depression. Their response was to have a very heated discussion about whose fault it was. FML
Today, my friend needed to talk out bad feelings. Then she urged me to open up as well. I hate doing it, but it only seemed fair, so I confessed my deep insecurities. Not only did she agree with everything, but she also helpfully added that I'm boring, have no life, and all my dreams are unattainable. FML
Today, my best friend said we couldn't be friends anymore because I'm too depressed or too happy all the time. After explaining for half an hour what bipolar depression was and how I have it he just said, "Bullshit!" FML
Today, I was texting my friend. He has a history of depression, which we were talking about, and somehow, he turned the conversation to, "If we ever broke up, I would kill myself." I didn't even know we were even going out. FML
Today, I tried to tell my dad that I was really struggling with my mental health and didn't think I could stay alive much longer. He laughed. This comes after telling my "best friend" last week and having to wait three days for a reply. 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
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umerin 32
That's ****** up. Please don't listen to her and seek help from someone who actually cares about your wellbeing.
YoloWhiteRSA 20
I suggest you get a new supportive friend OP.
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umerin 32
That's ****** up. Please don't listen to her and seek help from someone who actually cares about your wellbeing.
pedopears 18
This is the exact reason why I wouldnt come out with my feelings.
anonymuse_fml 31
Or even just, you know, a decent human being...
ColorOfSoul 19
Be really careful about who your friends are
SweetasCandy0609 28
#1 I agree with you 100 percent that is not any kind of "friend" let alone someone OP calls a" best friend". OP this number is a 24 hour hotline if you need someone to talk to its free and they can help you 1-800-273-8255 I really hope that you get the help you need OP don't let the negative things people say bother you. Please give us a follow-up so we know how you are doing.
umerin 32
Pedopears- You don't need to tell your friends or parents. Try talking to a school counsellor or doctor and they can give you the help you need. Please take care of yourself :)
thawny_fml 21
Better yet, kill her. That way you get to kill someone and you get to live on knowing the feeling of taking a life.
Rkikkas9713 25
Hey OP, if you ever need someone to talk to. Or any of you on this app for that matter, feel free to PM me and I'll help in whatever ways that I can.
YoloWhiteRSA 20
I suggest you get a new supportive friend OP.
hellnosucka 27
and make sure your current best friend never ever becomes a therapist.
okokalright 15
Yeah, or just go see a therapist. It could help out a lot. My therapist burned cd's for me and told me that if i ever wanted to cut myself, just use my art skills and just paint instead of harming myself. Just get that heartless bitch out of your life
DaDezza244 31
Wow, what an extremely insensitive comment!!! Ditch that stupid bitch! Depression is a serious mental illness and I hope you get all the help you need!
worldclassrager 41
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If you attempted she would probably stop you and if you did die she would really miss you as a depression victim myself find someone to help you through it like a psychologist
bcalle 8
This is gonna be down voted to hell anyway so here goes nothing. I'm a pretty vengeful person I guess like Liam neeson so I suggest that as soon as you get better invite her out with your new supportive friends and when she isn't having a good time repeat her question to her so she knows how it feels. People like her have to be in the same position to understand why it was wrong in the first place.
LordGiblett 26
While I'm quite vengeful too I don't see how that could work. Depression isn't being ignored by friends and such, it goes much deeper than that. I've suffered from it as long as I can remember, it's a feeling of emptiness, random peaks of anger, going on and laying on the ground crying because that's all you can do. While loneliness is a part of it just that one thing cannot equal up to how far depression can go and take over a person's mind, it's so much more.
bcalle 8
Right. I meant repeating the question to her so she understands how dumb of a response it was in the first time. She'd be confused and ask "how would that help?". To which a good response would be "it won't, do you understand how useless it was when you said it first?". I've actually had depression, not severely but I understand how it works and how shitty of a suggestion her idiot friend made in the first place.
ourtneyc 14
She's not really a friend if she suggested that. I would honestly cut her off and just focus on getting the proper mental health care you need.
iiTzNeeNerz 26
You might just be surrounded by assholes OP.
Pinkuiwa 22
That really sucks Op, depression is a hard thing to overcome and I can imagine that you feel pretty bad right now. As for your friend maybe you should ask why they would say that? and if they don't see a problem ditch them, you don't need people like that in your life.
cutiepie292929 18
People never care about depressed people. It's hard for others to relate and if they were depressed themselves or once before they always think they were worse off...it's human nature. I recommend a psychologist they are really helpful (if you see one and don't feel good about try another one, when you find the right one then it really helps) they aren't judge mental and give you their full attention.
PANDORUM89 21
I'm not sure why you are being downvoted. what you said is pretty much all true. Usually when you speak to relatives or friends they don't really know what to say and its makes them uncomfortable, they'd rather you not share. If you happen to speak to someone with depression they compare vs looking at it from an objective point so they are usually no help. Psychologists are def. the way to go.
DoomedGemini 38
Huuuuge difference between not understanding and basically telling someone to kill themselves
Crazycucumbers 8
People who haven't been depressed are at least trying to be helpful, even if it isn't. They don't understand that you don't "snap out of it", but they at least are trying something. What the " friend " did was just rude.
obake_neechan 14
It's so hard to open up about depression, and I can't imagine receiving that cruel a response. You deserve more care, OP, than what the friend gave you.
katluvr 22
Fyi: she's not your friend. You deserve better, OP.