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Hi everyone, some of you might remember me from being active on this site towards the back end of last year. I've been away since then and I'm finally ready to jump back in to the community and contribute the forum.

It's difficult in a way as a caregiver to be open about mental health, there's an expectation to be strong and not have these issues. Not from anyone in particular, I think it's societal or maybe I'm just imposing something on myself? Hard to say.

The last few days have been difficult as symptoms of my condition flared up in a big way, but now I'm kind of coming down from that, getting away from the worst moments I feel like I'd like to make some more friends in the community. It doesn't matter if you have mental health issues yourself or not, I'm happy to talk to anyone with an open mind about these things. And if not I'll just hang around on other posts and drop my two cents here and there.

In any case it's nice to be back.

Hi! I don't know you, but welcome back! I'm also mentally hilarious (as I call it) and I totally understand the pressure there is to "be strong," though I'm not a caregiver (I'm currently in a vanilla relationship) - it can feel lonely sometimes.

You're not alone. I also struggle with mental health issues... it sucks!

As far as feeling like you're not "being strong", I would say it takes a a whole lot of strength to take care of your mental health. And, it takes an even stronger person to be open and vulnerable about their issues. So, you seem like a pretty tough person to me!

Stay strong friend, and don't forget to be kind to yourself!

*sending hugs and happy thoughts* <3