I broke up with my girlfriend who I love because im depressed

Im starting anti depressants as of today, ive been depressed for almost a year now getting worse in the past half. I started uni and met a wonderful girl who I adore. she makes me incredibly happy but my depression disengages me from all spheres of life and I see that I cannot show up for her and my obligation to another despite my inability to be okay in myself has led me to push her away constantly until recently I decided to break up with her. she understands and wishes me well but we both love each other immensely. we restart uni in about a month and my thinking of a breakup was to give me space to get better and time to regain vigour for my life. I love her dearly and will respect however she proceeds. I feel like what im doing is both selfish and selfless but I just need to get better. if I reproach when I am hopefully better in the future because i still love her I feel like it may be selfish, but this leads me to believe that I shouldn't have taken this decision and I exercise a degree of power over her if I don't allow her to heal from me. despite this she says she holds out hope for the future for us.

sertraline 50mg please make me invested in my own life again I miss my goat :(

Posted Sep 1, 2026, 4:42 PM UTC

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