So I've just posted a blog post about how I struggle to acce

Mental Health Depression & Mood Disorders
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So I've just posted a blog post about how I struggle to accept comfort. Can anyone relate? https://separationlane.wordpress.com/2015/06/16/accepting-comfort/

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I have Copd and it causes anxiety, it's been a struggle here lately. Just take one day at a time and pray.

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I can relate. When I was 22, I was severely depressed for months. My friend tried to comfort me on a daily basis, but that somehow made me feel even worse. In most cases, the change comes from within. Our parents sometimes don't know how to deal with our mental health issues, they see it as whining. When I was going through a rough patch a few years ago, my mom told me: "You should get a job", whenever I tried to explain how hopeless and suicidal I felt. For some people, emotional problems are too subtle to comprehend. They think that we don't have a right to complain if we're physically healthy and if we have basic commodities like food and shelter. I've come to accept my parents and the fact that they'll never quite love or understand me the way I'd want them to. I accept them for my own sake - anger and resentment drain way too much energy.

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@audrey_josette totally agree that the change comes from within, it has to. I don’t want a person to be my source of comfort or happiness. Not in a harsh way but I want to be able to look after myself. I think my Mum doesn’t want to hear it because it reflects badly on her. Yep, agree again I just keep my mum at arm’s length she’s not what I want her to be but she has her own issues in the way.