How do you deal with guilt or shame about your mental health?

[Tinyflame]

Guilt can be warranted, but not always, and shame says you are interiorally deficient- I didn't make a mistake I am a mistake.

 

[mamachick]

You are amazing that you are doing this. You are amazing, just keep reminding yourself. No this is not just anxiety, and you are a survivor, AN AMAZING SURVIVOR.

 

[Freddyt]

Either the guilt & shame Are. f*cking. Worth. Feeling. Or? Are annoyances to be ignored. The choice? Is mine.

Sooo many things are like that.......I have a choice....

I choose not to feel guilt over mental health problems. Not something I did to myself. Something someone did to me. If there is guilt - let it be on those who did this to me.

I do however feel self conscious at times. It brings other factors into play when it happens. "I have an anxiety disorder - give me a moment" and taking time to empty the cup usually help.

 

[SeekingAfrica]

I don't feel guilty for having mental health issues... however I do feel guilty over the fact that I lost a lot of time unable to work and I'm in such bad situation with all that.

I feel embarrassed that I have a friend that is half my age but currently makes more. And at her age I was super active too. No PTSD (some repressed trauma) and I was doing jobs and going for things and ... that was then and NOW is so embarrassing and I Don't know how to accept it.

And sometimes I do feel like I am the mistake. I want to know what I know but go back 3 years, 5 years. Better health care and I wouldn't spend so much time even until I got diagnosed thinking I am crazy. But now? At least my work should be main thing that goes well, at least I should be self-sufficient, and be able to rent an apartment.

 

[abovedown]

I have to go to my parents for a month-month and a half(in another country nonetheless) and give up my apartment here. I'm having a huge PTSD flare and I simply can't do anything else.

The plan is to get a bit healthier, have change of scenery and go back in 4-6 weeks.
How do I deal with the guilt and shame for not managing better and having issues with my mental health making me this bad at this age when im supposed to support my parents not the other way around?
I mean I'll try to cook few times a week and clean and stuff but still. I'm going there to get healthy and save money and I don't want to waste that chance feeling all consuming guilt and shame.

Could you think you are supporting your patent by helping they to maintain their home by cleaning and cooking? You are also keeping them company. Meanwhile you are also working hard to get a new place for yourself and built your future live

 

[SeekingAfrica]

Could you think you are supporting your patent by helping they to maintain their home by cleaning and cooking? You are also keeping them company. Meanwhile you are also working hard to get a new place for yourself and built your future live

Thank you! Sometimes when feeling bad I can't see another outlook. But yes,I can do my best to think in this way.