CE characters discovering you have depression and anxiety
Trigger warning: depression and anxiety. If you feel the need to commit suicide, contact 988 (previously 1-877-273-8255, this will work for some time), or call 911 immediately! Trust me, there is help out there, and there is no shame in asking for help. Things might seem hopeless now, and you feel helpless, and devoid of all energy and life, and you feel like everything hurts, everyone has abandoned you, everyone has turned on you, etc., please know that you are not alone. As I've explained, there is help out there, and there's no shame in asking for help.
Colin Shea:
Colin sees you crying, curled up in a ball.
"I just can't do this...I just can't do this..."
Colin puts his arms around you, and holds you, and rocks you.
Colin tells you everything will be okay, and that you'll get through this.
Colin serenades you with his own songs, and some of his favorites.
Later, he creates a playlist for you.
A few days later, you have an anxiety attack.
Colin tries to help, but he doesn't know how.
He encourages you to see a therapist.
Your doctor and your therapist put you on an antidepressant.
You start seeing your therapist regularly, and take your medicine every day.
You slowly start becoming the old you.
Colin and you spend time together, as you've both been neglecting things lately.
Colin also sees a therapist in order to help you with your depression.
Colin has helped you get better.
Ransom Drysdale:
Ransom has never dealt with this before.
He sees you upset, crying, and shaking.
"Sweetheart, what's wrong?"
You explain that you lost your job, and you're not sure if you can go on anymore.
Ransom doesn't know what to do here.
He looks like a lost puppy.
He tries to help you.
He calls 911 and gets you to the hospital.
You're put in psychiatric care.
Ransom calls you every day, and comes on visiting day during visiting hours.
He brings you a stuffed teddy bear.
He even brings you some clothes, making sure that none of them have strings, and he even brings you a pair of slippers, making sure that they don't have strings.
(Trust me, when you're undergoing a psych eval., the people in the psych ward aren't screwing around with this! No strings, no keys, no razors. I wasn't even allowed to have my knitting because the knitting needles were considered weapons.)
You start to get better, because you're not only getting help, talking, and taking an antidepressant and antianxiety meds,
Ransom helps find you one of the best therapists in the area.
You start getting better because you're finally opening up about what you've been through.
Ransom holds you every night and every morning.
He can't let you go, and he knows that you're still fragile right now.
"You're getting so much better and so much stronger every day."
"I'm proud of you."
Ransom starts seeing a therapist, too as a way to help you and to talk about his past, and as a way to help deal with his crazy family.
Andy Barber:
Andy sees that you're breaking down, and crying.
"Honey, baby, what's wrong?"
You cry some more.
Andy wraps his arms around you, and you just keep sobbing.
Two of your co-workers are not only bullying you at work, they are making it difficult for you to even function.
You've had an anxiety attack already.
You have to escape somewhere else, close the door, and cry every day.
You need to release this.
Andy's lawyer training is kicking in.
He drops you off the next day, and he talks with your boss.
You have everything documented.
Andy threatens to sue for creating a hostile work environment if your boss doesn't get rid of these two.
Later that day, those two are gone.
You're still upset.
It's hard for you to get up in the morning, even on the best of days.
Andy notices, and encourages you to get help.
You see your docs, and he starts you on an antidepressant.
You start seeing a therapist.
You are slowly getting better.
Andy treats you to a date night, and it's the best.
You and Andy start to spend more time together.
A few weeks later, you give your two weeks notice.
You decide to put your mental health first.
Steve Rogers:
Steve sees that you haven't been yourself lately.
The days are taking a toll on you.
You are crying one morning, and Steve hears you.
"Doll, what's wrong?"
You explain that you feel like everything is falling apart.
You feel like you can't do anything right lately.
Tony's new receptionist is not only lazy, she's bullying you.
You have an anxiety attack.
Steve encourages you to get help.
You start seeing the therapist.
Tony fires his receptionist and hires a new one.
You and the new one get along.
Steve and you go for a walk, go for a run, or go to the gym every day.
You also take your antidepressants and your antianxiety meds.
Steve is proud of you.
He sees that the old you is slowly coming back.
He sees that you're putting in the work.
Steve sees that you are more like yourself.
Steve takes you on a nice, weekend getaway.
You come back, and you've been glowing even more.
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