Do you share with friends/family that you're seeing a psychiatrist or are taking anti-anxiety/depression meds?

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Yep. Why wouldn’t I? Almost every time I’ve shared with someone they have either told me they take something too or ask questions about getting help themselves.

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Yeah, I want to destigmatize getting help. I've done talk therapy for years but my SSRI is more helpful. When I told my family, they told me what they were taking.

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No shame. Everyone in NYC has or had a therapist and most are taking/taken some sort of medication. The remainder are self medicating.

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I think we're lucky in NYC that there is more awareness and understanding of mental health, but when it comes to discussing with "traditional" family (of eastern culture in my case), there's still ways to go.

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No way to change this without talking about it.

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Yes I did tell my family and it was hard to tell them, but they ended up being very supportive. Some people don’t get it. Some do. The reality is that you have NOTHING to be ashamed of and there’s nothing wrong with you morally or characteristically. You are exactly where you need to be and you will survive this and honestly, my experience with depression made me a more empathetic person.

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Yep. No shame in it.

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Friends: yes
Family: no

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Friends, yes. I would love to tell my family, but any time I tell my parents I’m struggling with anything they take it as a personal attack on their parenting. So.

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I think I'm lucky in that, as my parents age, they've become more inclined to grow and change their opinions on things, not less. I see why other people have issues with talking to their families though - you know best about the people in your life

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No

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I’ve told most people I started therapy. The hardest to tell was probably my parents.
My dad sees a psychiatrist for his OCD and depression though, so it not like they can invalidate the value of therapy. The crux of it was that I worried they would doubt I “needed” therapy.
I framed it a bit like “the company is paying for eight free sessions so I’m doing it for well being!”

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Yes, I'm very close to my family and love to talk openly about how I feel

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