Droppet
15-09-14, 22:16
Hi everyone, hope you are all well.
I am writing to ask whether any of you have some real issues regarding anxiety/depression (which is what I have) and relationships.
What I mean by this is that I seem to attract people, strangers and friends, who feel like they can talk to me all the time about any issues in their lives, ranging from relationship problems to their own depression (not knowing I have it also) and i'm a bit of a shoulder to cry on for everyone - yet I don't feel like I have anyone to do that for me... Whilst I feel nice that they can trust me etc with such personal information, I feel often quite suffocated by everyone else's issues and that I don't get chance to breathe almost.
I realise this sounds incredibly horrible of me, i do feel guilty about it, but I feel like I have to be selfish at the moment to conquer my illnesses. I wondered whether anyone else has this or whether you have any advice for me - what do i do?
I am writing to ask whether any of you have some real issues regarding anxiety/depression (which is what I have) and relationships.
What I mean by this is that I seem to attract people, strangers and friends, who feel like they can talk to me all the time about any issues in their lives, ranging from relationship problems to their own depression (not knowing I have it also) and i'm a bit of a shoulder to cry on for everyone - yet I don't feel like I have anyone to do that for me... Whilst I feel nice that they can trust me etc with such personal information, I feel often quite suffocated by everyone else's issues and that I don't get chance to breathe almost.
I realise this sounds incredibly horrible of me, i do feel guilty about it, but I feel like I have to be selfish at the moment to conquer my illnesses. I wondered whether anyone else has this or whether you have any advice for me - what do i do?