Dating someone with severe depression

We don’t want to burden you and there are some things we need a professional for. Again, you don’t need to protect us or stay 100% positive all the time to help us through.

But you need to remember that we’re so much more than our depressed selves. We get that hanging out in bed with a very irritable, grumpy person trying to push you away emotionally isn’t the fun way to spend your Sunday. Please bear with us and focus on the hilarious and brilliant person we are when we’re not in a depressive slump. If we’ve mentioned that our depression worsens when we’re sleep-deprived or don’t exercise for a while, it’d be pretty brilliant if you can help us stay on the right track. So we seriously respect and love that you’re able to support us through all the sh*t bits and love us for who we are underneath our depression. For more information on mental illness visit Time To Change, Mind and Rethink. This would not, I know, be hard-hitting news for most people.As I scrolled through news sites to find pitches for my Bustle articles — Israel Resumes Strike on Gaza as Ceasefire Fails, read one, while another was titled Issa Stands by Subpoena of Top White House Aide — I imagined this article next to them.Depression can lead to a wide range of behavioral and physical symptoms such as changes in mood.sleep, energy levels, self-esteem, appetite, and more.