I feel very similar to your girlfriend atm OP. I think I may be suffering with depression, and feel like I'm dragging my boyfriend down alot of the time. I have asked him if he wants to break up before because I feel like my problems must infuriate him and that he can do much better than me. His immediate reaction is "no" but part of me doesn't believe it - your girlfriend may feel like you're only saying you want to stay with her out of being nice, alls you can do is reassure her and give her so much love, I think that's the only thing that really makes me feel better. The one difference is I daren't tell my boyfriend I'm depressed, as he said in the past he wasn't sure about me at first because I'm not like most girls that there was a good chance I could be "depressed and weird" in which case he wouldn't have wanted to get in the relationship. So since then, I know I can't tell him I feel "depressed" I can only say I feel "sad". My advice then would be then to just show her how much you support her, that the depression doesn't matter to you, it doesn't put you off or drag you down it just makes you want to care for her more. Very best of luck to you hope it works out well![]()
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just been to chat with her again, make sure she knows how much i care about her and want to be with her regardless etc.
and basically she says she doesn't really know what she's thinking at the moment and could be easily swayed either way. She totally gets my point of view, but due to being in the state of mind she's in isn't thinking particularly logically at them moment and is just generally confused about everything. and needs more time to sort it all out in her head. she also said she wished i wasn't such a nice guy as then this would all be much simpler :/
i guess it doesn't help that normally she is the most indecisive person i've ever met, and it seems to have gotten worse with the depression...
oh and she's now told her best friend here at uni, which also happens to be my best friend here and also amazingly sensible, so at least that opens up the possibility of actually talking to someone here about it.
i'm just slightly confused as to what to do next? obviously i don't want to push it and need to give her space. i just feel so helpless though
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- 16-01-2010 22:34
Hmmmm. Well I think you need to give her some space to figure her own head out. I mean, keep in contact, text her/FB her, and let her know you are there to support her whenever she needs you. Also, let her know that you are waiting for her to make her decision, either way. She needs to sort her head out before she can even think about deciding what she wants with you, but dont take any notice until she is being more rational. Give her time, support and space.
Your friend may also help the situation too, as she could let you know how your girlfriend is feeling and give you any advice on helping her out. I know you must feel useless and helpless, but sometimes, its the best thing for them. She may just need some time to figure **** out. However, if she gets really bad, she may come to you for support. There is no obvious way to play this! Good luck -
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- 16-01-2010 22:38
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sorry for the mass quoting need some more advice!
just been to chat with her again, make sure she knows how much i care about her and want to be with her regardless etc.
and basically she says she doesn't really know what she's thinking at the moment and could be easily swayed either way. She totally gets my point of view, but due to being in the state of mind she's in isn't thinking particularly logically at them moment and is just generally confused about everything. and needs more time to sort it all out in her head. she also said she wished i wasn't such a nice guy as then this would all be much simpler :/
i guess it doesn't help that normally she is the most indecisive person i've ever met, and it seems to have gotten worse with the depression...
oh and she's now told her best friend here at uni, which also happens to be my best friend here and also amazingly sensible, so at least that opens up the possibility of actually talking to someone here about it.
i'm just slightly confused as to what to do next? obviously i don't want to push it and need to give her space. i just feel so helpless though
oh and thankyou soo much for your everyones advice
It's also brilliant that she's confided in someone else. Hopefully she won't feel quite so guilty about dumping all this on you. It'll also be hugely helpful for you, because it's not going to be easy for you either. You'll need someone to talk to sometimes too.
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- 16-01-2010 22:39
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sorry for the mass quoting need some more advice!
just been to chat with her again, make sure she knows how much i care about her and want to be with her regardless etc.
and basically she says she doesn't really know what she's thinking at the moment and could be easily swayed either way. She totally gets my point of view, but due to being in the state of mind she's in isn't thinking particularly logically at them moment and is just generally confused about everything. and needs more time to sort it all out in her head. she also said she wished i wasn't such a nice guy as then this would all be much simpler :/
i guess it doesn't help that normally she is the most indecisive person i've ever met, and it seems to have gotten worse with the depression...
oh and she's now told her best friend here at uni, which also happens to be my best friend here and also amazingly sensible, so at least that opens up the possibility of actually talking to someone here about it.
i'm just slightly confused as to what to do next? obviously i don't want to push it and need to give her space. i just feel so helpless though
oh and thankyou soo much for your everyones advice
Good advice above btw - treat her like a friend for a while -
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Make sure she gets proper medical advice then you can both be thinking clearly about what is best for your relationship.
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- 16-01-2010 23:17
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sorry for the mass quoting need some more advice!
just been to chat with her again, make sure she knows how much i care about her and want to be with her regardless etc.
and basically she says she doesn't really know what she's thinking at the moment and could be easily swayed either way. She totally gets my point of view, but due to being in the state of mind she's in isn't thinking particularly logically at them moment and is just generally confused about everything. and needs more time to sort it all out in her head. she also said she wished i wasn't such a nice guy as then this would all be much simpler :/
i guess it doesn't help that normally she is the most indecisive person i've ever met, and it seems to have gotten worse with the depression...
oh and she's now told her best friend here at uni, which also happens to be my best friend here and also amazingly sensible, so at least that opens up the possibility of actually talking to someone here about it.
i'm just slightly confused as to what to do next? obviously i don't want to push it and need to give her space. i just feel so helpless though
oh and thankyou soo much for your everyones advice
Just give her the time she needs. It's as simple as that. Like I said in my earlier post, depression is irrational in itself, it's difficult to make any decisions. She'll snap out of it and wonder what the hell she was thinking, and she'll like/love you even more for being there. -
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- 16-01-2010 23:52
It's going to take a lot out of you. She's going to need constant support and reassurance. It's going to be a massive responsibility on your part and it's going to drag you down at times.
It would be a beautiful thing if you could stand it and support her. But if you couldn't take it - if it was too much - I don't think you should beat yourself up if you eventually had to walk away.
It sounds harsh but sometimes you have to think of yourself, too. Support her as much as you can but remember that you can't give her every bit of yourself.
Don't think of this as being negative and saying that you'd be better off leaving her. I do speak from experience. But you should be aware - if she lets you stick around, and it sounds like you're going to be able to persuade her - just how difficult it's going to be. -
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- 17-01-2010 01:04
stick with her
when she comes through she will appreciate what you did
= more sexy time
you'll have plenty of points to trade in -
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- 17-01-2010 09:29
(Original post by Anonymous)
sorry for the mass quoting need some more advice!
just been to chat with her again, make sure she knows how much i care about her and want to be with her regardless etc.
and basically she says she doesn't really know what she's thinking at the moment and could be easily swayed either way. She totally gets my point of view, but due to being in the state of mind she's in isn't thinking particularly logically at them moment and is just generally confused about everything. and needs more time to sort it all out in her head. she also said she wished i wasn't such a nice guy as then this would all be much simpler :/
i guess it doesn't help that normally she is the most indecisive person i've ever met, and it seems to have gotten worse with the depression...
oh and she's now told her best friend here at uni, which also happens to be my best friend here and also amazingly sensible, so at least that opens up the possibility of actually talking to someone here about it.
i'm just slightly confused as to what to do next? obviously i don't want to push it and need to give her space. i just feel so helpless though
oh and thankyou soo much for your everyones advice
Also, talking about it with your mutual best friend would seem like a really good idea, as he/she probably knows her pretty well. -
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- 17-01-2010 10:22
You are in a pickle.
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