I know that I am depressed and I even take medication to try to help me. But when I’m having a particularly bad time and I want to talk to my family about it I feel like their only response is to increase my meds. I know that I should tell my therapist more about what I’m feeling but I feel like my thoughts are going to concern them too much so I just kind of keep it to myself. My family knows I’m lonely and unhappy since I’ve started grad school but if they knew some of the things I actually thought they wouldn’t be able to handle it. I feel like my mental health has been a burden on my family my whole life and I don’t want that to be what I’m known for. I don’t want my whole persona to center around my being depressed or anxious but sometimes I feel like that’s all I am.