Sometimes people dont understand the point of venting.
Quite frustrating how often whenever you think you're in a safe place or with a safe person to vent about your depression or other struggles... They respond with either some version of "others have it worse" or copy paste advice like "Read a book, go to therapy, join a club, get a new hobby, get some excersize, eat healthier, make some friends..."
Like, yea I know. But I have depression and doing the things that make me feel better is so so so HARD to do.
What helps a tiny bit is venting without judgement. I already talk about my depression so rarely cuz I dont want to burden anyone with it. So theres a lot of buildup and after a while it gets real heavy.
When someone is venting, advice isnt what they're looking for. We're just wanting to let out some of what we've been bottling up, put into words what we are feeling. Thats it.
Just a bit of room to breathe.
Like, yea I know. But I have depression and doing the things that make me feel better is so so so HARD to do.
What helps a tiny bit is venting without judgement. I already talk about my depression so rarely cuz I dont want to burden anyone with it. So theres a lot of buildup and after a while it gets real heavy.
When someone is venting, advice isnt what they're looking for. We're just wanting to let out some of what we've been bottling up, put into words what we are feeling. Thats it.
Just a bit of room to breathe.
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