Feeling Invisible in My Own Family

I am sorry you are going through this. Public awareness on mental health is seriously lacking. People just don’t understand unless they have experienced it themselves. The best we can do is try and educate those we love and describe how we feel. I have long Covid and my symptoms are so rare my doctors didn’t believe me for months. Even after going to the Emergency Room Daily and weekly in the beginning. I just had to keep asking for help and kept repeating my symptoms over and over again to what felt like hundreds of doctors. I now feel seen these last few weeks. I finally got to see the covid specialists and even though they do not have answers for me. They are on my side. I have struggled with depression my whole life. It’s a real physical condition that we cannot control. Hopefully one day people will all understand that.

I have the same exact problem with my parents they think im just lazy etc that generation Has a very bad outlook on anything to deal with mental health because back then when they were young you couldnt tell people anything about mental health you didn’t tell people you would go to therapy or anything like that it was always kept a secret i’m assuming your parents are around the same age as mine mine are in their 50s I actually have found a great therapist that I feel completely comfortable with and it’s good to have someone to talk to you have you tried reaching out to friends I find that friends are much more supportive most of the time than actual family members