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I've been battling with depression & anxiety for 8 years now (since being 12, I am now 20) yet my closest family members have never accepted it, saying I'm fine and I will grow out of it,
I've been to the doctors who told me I was suffering from major depression sent me to councilling until being 17 when I decided it was no longer doing any use, And earlier this year I was put on anti-depressants which seemed to help and I am still taking them, From being 13 - 18 I OD'd several times being taken into hospital the final time and never attempted since.
My family are aware of all this except for the anti-depressants, except for my grandpa who I told and he shouted at me telling me there is no need for me to be on them, I get my good days and my bad days but when I do get my bad days I need my family around me but they get angry saying there is nothing wrong and I'm being soft and need to snap out of it.
How do I get them to accept I that I'm not okay and sometimes I just need them to lean on or just a phone call?
It's driving me insane not having thier support
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Any advice?
Thankyou.