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In reply to the discussion: Suicide hit the mind today [View all]Amaryllis
(10,219 posts)breaking social isolation. I have made it a point to reach out by phone to any friends I know who might need to know someone is thinking about them and cares about them. One friend is in a particularly difficult situation right now, and when I told her she could always call me, she didn't have to wait for me to call her, she said she didn't want to burden me. I told her that it wasn't a burden at all; on the contrary, it lets me feel like I am being useful to someone, like I am contributing something to others, so she is actually helping me if she reaches out when she needs support.
So may I suggest that they may actually welcome you reaching out to them? It's hard to believe when you are depressed that anyone would welcome that, but they would probably be glad you reached out and happy to support you.
That's the depression talking when you assume that reaching out will bother them.
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