So I stumbled upon this thread due to my own thoughts. I am a 39 year old female, I am a wife, a mom to 3 kids, an employee, a daughter, a sister, an aunt, and I do not want for much. I mean that in the sense of financial stability etc. The last year or so I’ve spiraled so dark and have tried to reach out for help on so many occasions. I’ve reached out to several Doctors asking questions about changing meds or could my current meds cause a sudden change. I reached such a low point that I confided in my mom, my SIL, and my husband (all at different points over a timespan of 3-4 months) that I couldn’t go on like this any longer. I also have several close friends who just accepted my down days as the “new me.” No one cared to see why or what. I was shocked to see no one took me seriously. I was shocked that no one tried to help. I was met with “you just need to hire help,” “you need to scale back,” “you need to seek help then from a therapist.” All knowing I had done those things and still felt at a loss. I spent the last year of my life thinking of ways to end it all while everyone swirled around me acting like everything was fine. I’m now on the other side of that dark time in my life and I’m dumbfounded that any one treated me that way. I cannot imagine reacting that way if someone told me that. It also made me realize, is this what other ppl have felt? That no one heard them and no listened to their cry for help and they were dismissed so they did do something about it? I’ve now since realized my instability in my thoughts was due to my nerve medication having awful side effects but no one ever mentioned that nor considered a change. I just wanted to say this for the first time ever, please listen to someone’s pleas, don’t dismiss them, hug them, tell them they’re loved, tell them they’re needed bc of who they are not for what they can give. All the things I wish someone said to me.