Feeling like a Communication Failure

Sorry for rambling. I hope this helps :)

Sorry: with the having a break from them I meant that it can be nice to just not talk about stuff you are going through and just listen to other people. This is saying your mental health stuff isn't important. It's just that not focusing on it all the time helps.

I recently had a couple of thoughts on this. I think it helps to ask people if you can share your problems and to just have a couple of people who you share stuff with. Not because it isn't important to share but it means that all your relationships and interactions are not about what is happening with you and therefore you get a break from them. I share stuff with people I can trust and then everyone else I am polite and friendly with. It's funny because I used to think that everyone can see I have mental health issues but this isn't true. To a complete stranger or an acquaintance you probably seem absolutely fine. Also by just being positive with people you choose nor the share with you are likely to get a friendly reaction back.

Haha. I'm not laughing at you, I'm laughing with you because I feel the same. I haven't quite figured out the middle ground of what constitutes "not hiding my mental illness" vs "over sharing" ... I wish over sharing weren't a concept and we could all just speak freely. Sorry I don't quite have the advice you need, I just wanted to let you know you're not alone 💕