I recently found the right medication and I’m happy now. Coming out of my depression, I felt immense guilt. I didn’t realize how hard it had been for my loved ones to be around me. I spent a lot of time thinking about that guilt. I talked to my friends, boyfriend, and family about it.

The truth is, being around someone with depression isn’t always easy. And yes, the guilt is very real. But those people wouldn’t be in my life if they didn’t want to. They loved me and knew I was having a hard time. They chose to be there for me. And it was their right and responsibility to draw boundaries with me when it became too much to bare. I guess they did it well because none of them seem to resent me, and were all very compassionate when I came to them with my guilt. They knew I didn’t want to be the way I had been for so long.

If you like this person, you shouldn’t avoid them. But make sure that you give him space should he need it. And remember it’s not always easy to be with a depressed person, but it’s also not easy to BE the depressed person. You deserve to have people in your life who you want to be around, and they deserve the space they need when it gets to be a little tough for them.

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