I hope your husband is doing better. It isn’t a straight path to recovery but getting help really does actually help. The hardest part truly is reaching out and having to come to terms with the fact that the way you think is not healthy for you. It’s extremely difficult to accept that you have to work on so so many different things to get out of this mind set, let alone the fact that not everything works for everyone, there’s many different things to try before you get to something that works for you (CBT, therapy, group therapy, medication etc.) It all differs from person to person and I find it highly unlikely Lydia has overcome such a comped problem in the space of 2 months.Exactly, she is actually dangerous to be saying things like this and I can't express how much I detest her for using this to garner sympathy. It took my husband nearly 3 years of therapy, the crisis team, medication, self help, retraining the brain (like you say) and support to get over his depression. I was convinced I'd come home and find him dead and having had family, friends and a close work colleague take their lives. It is not something to be used on a flippant insta post like this!
Steph Toms (make up YouTuber) spoke a few months ago about her struggles. Her mum died last year and apart from 1 post, she never really mentioned it on her insta or YT, but deep down she was so low. When you saw her finally talk about it, you could tell it was genuine, she struggled to even speak or acknowledge that she didn't want to wake up anymore, then felt guilty because she knew she had so much to live for, but just couldn't pull herself out of depression. That was genuine - NOT some smug face with a 'I wanted to kill myself but now I'm living my best life' caption. Lydia makes me sick!
I'm also so pleased you're able to cope with things better now, thank you for sharing and wishing you all the best xx
And @Juanita I'm so sorry to hear about your brother. Your family must be heartbroken. Sending so much love xx
A lot of people do not speak about their suicidal intentions as they feel like they’re a burden. It’s why a lot of people say “I never saw it coming”. The way she has just posted “hehe I was suicidal now I’m not thriving lol!!” Is so bleeping stupid. If it is a cry for help, then she needs serious, proper treatment. Not a life coach who is also her friend. If she is attention seeking (which is fine, people can want to have attention) she has gone about it in the wrong way and really needs to get the root of her problems and why she acts this way.