My college roommate and I have lived together for three years and we're both dealing with depression but in totally opposite ways — she withdraws completely and I get clingy and need constant reassurance — and our apartment has become this weird dance of avoidance and desperation.
More people experience this than they realize.
Two people sharing space and sharing struggle are learning that mental illness can make intimacy feel simultaneously essential and impossible.
“Where Are You with Love and mental illness?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.