This week my mental instability may have cost me one of special relationships with one of the most special people I have ever met, and this might be the wake up call I needed to really take mental health and especially my mental health, and make it one of if the most important aspects of my life..
As an older teenager and into my twenties, I lost someone, that at the time was very important to me, and subsequently is the same reason I am writing this today, for another person I might have potentially lost. For the longest time I had always viewed mental health as a joke and told myself it’d never effect me, boy was I wrong. Growing up I have always had a temper, even now, I still do, it rarely rears its ugly head, but it still does from time to time. Fast forward to my late teens to early twenties, my grandmother had been gone 4 years at this point, I met a woman, and grew obsessed, and would constantly text them, and be insecure about her not answering me and growing angry with her. Causing her to disappear and want nothing to do with me. Knowing that I caused that I wanted to seek he;p, because I never wanted that to happen again/
I went to a psychiatric hospital shortly after losing this person, who over healing and of course time, grew to care about less and less, but I still wanted help as I NEVER wanted this situation to happen again. I was diagnosed with depression and bipolar tendencies, similar to my biological father. Part of my anger and depression stems from my inability to grieve properly when my grandmother died and after a few years of going to a psychiatrist, as well as being put on Ability, to this day, I was able to overcome my grandmother’s death and the effect it had on me. During these sessions I dated a girl as well, who like the other girl mentioned, I would constantly text and never let them have their space and I smothered them causing me to lose them in the process as well. During this I wasn’t taking my medicine as I was supposed to and it caused me to fall in my harmful ways of smothering people and constant aggression.
Fast forward two bad girlfriends and a myriad of bad choices in that process here I stand today, Most if not all the drama in my life is finally gone, I’ve got a home and a good paying job. What do I do? Stop taking my medication (Which is a mood stabilizer and anti-depressant) because I think all my drama in my life is gone so I don’t need it anymore, well today I finally see that now is never and should never be the case. For months at a time I haven’t taken my medication, only taking it a few times when I remember to take it. Well as of this week, it was made abundantly clear to me I need to take it everyday and never pick and choose when to take it. This is why…
I use dating sites sometimes to meet people, and seven to eight months ago I saw this girl, and that moment I knew I had to have her. We have talked off and on since then with finally really coming together 2 or so months ago. The time before last she ghosted me and was surprised I still wanted to talk to her again after she had done that to me. Everyone says when you meet or see that person who you just know, you know you will be with, and makes you feel that way that you know. I with this girl I feel that way, and I believe deep down she does as well. We have both talked about the fact we have come back together 3 or 4 times with one another, that maybe there is a reason we are and were meant to come back to one another. This girl, who we will call M, is someone truly special, what her and have is something truly special and we also have both agreed on this as well. M, this week is going through a big life change, and she would be very stressed and very emotional over this time. Now where am I going with this? I havent taken my meds in the better stretch of two months causing my obsessiveness and smothering come into play.
She told me this week she would be stressed and that it would be a busy week for her. Was I supportive? Nope. I constantly text her with no replies and finally this last Wednesday, I scared her away. All because I wouldn’t give her her space and I smothered her to death. Sounds very familiar doesn’t it? I always turn people away when I don’t take my medicine, and if you are a person like I was that only believes you should take medicine for mental issues when you only need it, you need to change your mentality now. It may cost you dearly in the long run. Why am I only realizing this now and not before? To be honest, I really can’t give you a good answer for that.
What M and I have is truly special, she makes me smile and makes my heart sink into my stomach. If I lose her over my inability to give individuals space, I have no one to blame but myself. If I lose M I will no I have lost out on something and someone truly special and for what? I can’t take two minutes to take a little pill everyday to help myself and to help prevent this kind of stuff from happening? Not taking my medication is not an excuse for this in the slightest, I refused to help myself. If I refuse to help myself, I have no room to question or wonder why people leave. If I lose M because I can’t be bothered to help myself, as said I’ll have genuinely lost something and someone special. Most people that know me would know I would never hurt anyone intentionally, but she may not realize it. I don’t mean to smother people or seem like a stalker, I genuinely don’t. If I don’t take my medication and refuse to help myself my impulsiveness gets the better of me and things like this happen.
Do not be like me and don’t take your medication only when you feel like it, do it for others around you so you don’t end up in situations like me, but more importantly do it for yourself, to make yourself better, make smart decisions and live the best life you can.
I want M to come back, I genuinely do, once things settle down my hope is we’ll, down the road come back together again, we both no we have something special with one another, we both felt it. I have to help myself first and see what happens, by giving her space and beginning to take my Abilify every day and have a better mental state. If she doesn’t as said, I’ll have lost out on something truly special and someone who truly special to me that I will never forget. Hopefully one day we’ll meet again… I would really like that… Hopefully when things settle for you M, you’ll come back, I really hope so
Take care of your mental health, learn from my mistakes, and live the best life that you can and hold those tight that you care about, because you never know when they might leave.
From this day forward I swear as a man I will take my medication every day, and I intend to hold my self to that because, if M comes back, or anyone for that matter comes into my life I NEVER want to have this happen again. I never want to have this happen again because I’m too lazy to help myself.
M if you read this, or somehow find this. I am truly sorry I added any stress that you are going through, I meant no ill will toward you. I will give you your space, and hopefully, someday, we’ll come back together as we have done in the past. If I lose you, I want it to be for a good reason, not for a dumb reason such as me being an inconsiderate jerk, with the inability to give you space.
To all who took the time to read this, thank you.
Until Next Time, Take Care of Yourselves and the Ones You Hold Dear,
Ryan