Enervating and exhausting
We had the meeting at Wing 's mom's house, with the doctor and nurse. Her depression is as obvious as the rising sun. She is, no joke, crippled with it. Turns out she was proscribed anti depressants.. took 2 pills, said they made her dopey, and then stopped taking them, and didn't tell her GP
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Its good Wing told her that. There comes a point when not telling someone they are a burden due to their failure to get help becomes enabling them, and making yourself a victim. Harsh, but true. I get it. My ex refused to get help, and it was a big factor in my decision to leave.
Yes anti-depressants make you dopey at first, but it gets better. It shouldn't happen long term. If she sticks them out for 3 weeks, she'll see the side effects go away. Or they should if its the right one.
The first time i was put on an anti-depressant, that dopey and lack of anxiety, the drugged feeling, was heaven sent. To turn the anxiety off, was such a relief it wasn't funny. By then i was prepared to do just about anything to switch it off, and I do mean anything. That was against my essential nature and character, by and large too.
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It's tearing Wing apart, and frustrating/depressing HIM, so then I get angry at her because she has the method and means to get well, but stubbornly digs her heels in and does nothing.
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There's a bunch of flaws in her logic, but I suspect you already know that.
For me, I had to admit that I am part of the 'cure' - most of it even. Doctors etc are only facilitators. And denial.... yeah. It took some BIG disruptions to my life to make me see what I needed to do, which put stress on those around me.
Hang in there.
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