I miss my girlfriend. Her mental illness is so bad at the moment that I feel like I’m hardly seeing the real her at all. I help her as much as I can, but I feel like there’s nothing I can do (I know being there for her is the most you can really do for someone with her mental health problems, but it’s frustrating feeling like I can’t help her make any actual progress).

I feel like I can’t be away from her, as her reactions to stuff are SO irrationally extreme and if she’s left alone she either works herself up into a frenzy or slumps into a horrible depressed rut. It’s horrible feeling like I can’t go and do my work, and am constantly worried about her when we’re not together. I just want her to get better so our relationship can become more boyfriend-girlfriend, less sufferer-carer.

No-one is reaching out to her, or me, and I feel utterly alone, stressed and frustrated.

This has been one of the worst weeks of my life. I desperately hope it gets better soon, as I don’t know how much longer I can go on with this level of stress and pain on a daily basis.