I maybe do push away people…by being open about my depression, when I feel like I can trust a person or feel like they may benefit from hearing about it. Maybe me being honest about that puts them off…but if you can be open and honest with your ‘friends’ who can you be?!
Maybe I put them off by trying too hard to keep in contact…maybe the depression and anxiety makes me run hot and cold at times, so I can be hard to read-but if asked, I will be honest-most times.

I have had depression on and off for over 10 years now, with no major life event to lead me to this, so maybe just how im made up – anxiety has come as well in the last 5-8 years. At the moment it’s social anxiety which I fight with what I have in me and try and carry on as normal as possible when Im around the children as I dont want to pass my issues on to them

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