girlfriend feelin down?

Question

my girlfriend has depression and is seeing a counselor. She tells me that the medicine and counseling isnt workin and that she feels worthless. I try to tell her how much i care for her and how special she is but it doesnt work that much and everything i say to her is true. She tells me that ever since she was a little girl she was never what anyone wanted, shes talkin about how her parents and family looked at her. Its true though her mom is always tellin her why cant u dress like this and why cant u act like that and her brothers make it no better they are always callin her B@?!% and Slutt and those are the names they use to get her attention instead of her name. They say a lot more and always make fun of her i dont think anyone thought it really hurt her until she got depressed and even after that they still tell her negative things. I used to play wit her and call her names but she use to call me names too but iono any suggestions on how to help her?

Answer 1

It's really hard on a girl when she comes from an unsupportive background to understand that she is worthwhile and deserves love and genuine affection. Sounds like you're doing what you can by reaffirming her as much as possible, but depression is treated best by medication. I didn't used to support medication for depression, but my sister got really depressed and when she started taking Lexapro, it was a world of difference. If the meds aren't working for her, have her talk to her doc about switching or upping the dose, it's really important that she gets this under control while she still can. Best of luck. (oh and don't call her names, that just lets her think that she really isn't worthy of anyone's love)

Answer 2

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