Ellery talks to Kristin, her long-distance girlfriend, about Kristin's problems.
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Some people just don’t really want to be cared about, do they?
Oooh! This dialogue is just… super authentic. Eating right, sleeping well, and exercising can be very… loaded phrases, and when you’re depressed or having anxiety/perfectionist issues, taking care of yourself can be just another club to beat yourself with. Ellery’s concern here is genuine and commendable but it’s a definite pitfall in relationships between anxious/depressed and non-anxious/depressed people, to come to an understanding together about proper balance between accepting/reciprocating concern and not shutting oneself off while the other grapples how to express love and support without having it sound like “can’t you just not be anxious/depressed?”
As you can tell, they don’t have the best relationship. :/
Yes, but those stories need telling too! It was definitely praise, I wish more authors were this spot on with the authenticity of the dialogue in these kinds of relationships. I’ll keep hoping good things for both these characters, whether it’s ultimately together or not. :3
4 Comments
Some people just don’t really want to be cared about, do they?
Oooh! This dialogue is just… super authentic. Eating right, sleeping well, and exercising can be very… loaded phrases, and when you’re depressed or having anxiety/perfectionist issues, taking care of yourself can be just another club to beat yourself with. Ellery’s concern here is genuine and commendable but it’s a definite pitfall in relationships between anxious/depressed and non-anxious/depressed people, to come to an understanding together about proper balance between accepting/reciprocating concern and not shutting oneself off while the other grapples how to express love and support without having it sound like “can’t you just not be anxious/depressed?”
As you can tell, they don’t have the best relationship. :/
Yes, but those stories need telling too! It was definitely praise, I wish more authors were this spot on with the authenticity of the dialogue in these kinds of relationships. I’ll keep hoping good things for both these characters, whether it’s ultimately together or not. :3