r/thanksimcured • u/xbabyace • 7d ago

Story we all have good and bad days!

let slip to my mother i was getting back on antidepressants and she expresses disapproval then goes, “we all have good and bad days, it’s normal!” and tells me i need more exercise. like, i’m clinically depressed? how am i meant to get myself to do that…

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u/ASweetTweetRose 6d ago

My aunt does this / believes this.

She has been on antidepressants periodically and then once she’s feeling better “I don’t need them anymore 🦄🌈” … and then she’s depressed again. Totally doesn’t get it and thinks she just needs to exercise, get outside, etc.

She’s tried to tell my Dad this same thing — that he doesn’t need his medications and can just “not be anxious” … not caring or understanding that prior to his being treated for anxiety he couldn’t leave the house because he was having severe anxiety attacks. He still realizes he needs his medication just to tolerate some people (like his sister who just doesn’t get it).

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u/Y0urC0nfusi0nMaster 6d ago

Ask your aunt to track when she’s suddenly (not) depressed and when she’s (not) taking her meds. See if it clicks.

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u/ASweetTweetRose 5d ago

Never has. 🤷🏼‍♀️ She really just refuses to take meds.

She’s switched her doctor to a homeopathy doctor so she’ll have a doctor who supports her not wanting to take meds.

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u/Y0urC0nfusi0nMaster 5d ago

Ask her to track it then, since it’s no wonder she won’t. If she does, it’ll be glaringly obvious what’s going on.