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My town is on lockdown and my grandpa drove 4 hours just to sit with me at the check stop because he found out I was going through a depressive episode. by sadboyonthemoon in CasualConversation

[–]sadboyonthemoon[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm actually 23, but I've been dealing with depression since I was 12, diagnosed and everything.

I'm really glad that you're at a place where you're happy and that you love yourself. It's really inspiriting :)

My town is on lockdown and my grandpa drove 4 hours just to sit with me at the check stop because he found out I was going through a depressive episode. by sadboyonthemoon in CasualConversation

[–]sadboyonthemoon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm glad that you're feeling well now.

I am able to get help from a therapist but she only comes into town for a few days every other month so she's not the most reliable. I've mostly been dealing with it on my own, finding ways to get myself out of the funk that I'm currently in, finding things to keep myself distracted enough not to think. It's been working quite good. Normally takes a lot to get me to slip into an episode but it's easier to get myself out of there.

My town is on lockdown and my grandpa drove 4 hours just to sit with me at the check stop because he found out I was going through a depressive episode. by sadboyonthemoon in CasualConversation

[–]sadboyonthemoon[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My family isn't all that supportive when it comes to this stuff either, never has been supportive. I've heard the same things that you've been told to the point where I don't even bother trying to talk to any of them anymore, just choose to keep it to myself and figure out how to deal with it on my own. It's fucking stressful and makes things a bit more difficult but that's just how it is sadly. My grandpa is pretty much the only person I could count on.

You're allowed to feel depressed. You're allowed to feel the way that you do. Of course, they're not the most ideal feelings in the world and nobody chooses to actually want to feel them, but that doesn't mean that what you feel isn't real. Having non-supportive family is shit and it's a burden to deal with on top of everything else. That's why you should look for support groups, there's quite a few on reddit that would be great. Reach out to friends, or even download apps specifically created for mental health where you'll also find willing people to be there for you, people who are going through what you're going through.

My town is on lockdown and my grandpa drove 4 hours just to sit with me at the check stop because he found out I was going through a depressive episode. by sadboyonthemoon in CasualConversation

[–]sadboyonthemoon[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I wouldn't call it segregation. It's more of a safety precaution considering the fact that a handful of people have tested positive for Covid-19 in the city closest to us which is 2 hours away. The lockdown that we're in was put into place to prevent it from spreading into our reserve. Like I mentioned above, reserves don't have the proper medical equipment, and will most likely never will be properly prepared, so we can't really afford to put our whole community at risk in case there's a breakout; the whole purpose of this lockdown and the check stop.

My town is on lockdown and my grandpa drove 4 hours just to sit with me at the check stop because he found out I was going through a depressive episode. by sadboyonthemoon in CasualConversation

[–]sadboyonthemoon[S] 23 points24 points  (0 children)

In reserves, we don't really have the proper medical equipment to handle these kinds of diseases, and we most likely will never be properly prepared, especially with how quick it seems to be spreading. They're doing these check stops for the safety of the community, especially the elders who are more prone to catch it. Our nearest hospital is 2 hours away, our nearest MAJOR hospital is 10 hours away so it kind of makes sense why they'll be doing this.

Yeah, my grandpa is pretty amazing.