[A4A] Your Partner Finds You Bedridden ❀ [Established Relationship] [Depressed Listener] [Heavy Depression Comfort] [Overwhelmed Comfort] [Reassurance] [Support] [Wholesome] [“Let’s Take It One Day at a Time”] [“I’m Not Leaving You”]

[u/Gothic_Grace]

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Gothic Grace back with another comfort script because the world sucks and she wants to make it suck a little less for people! Something brand new she's never done before! /j (I feel like I've already done a ton of these but it's what the world needs tbh)

There's a similar depression script that I've made close to this one before where it touches on self-harm and the like, but this script is meant more for general thoughts. Because depression is not a one-and-done type thing, and I feel like I shouldn't just make the one script and be done with it.

This is for those types of readers/listeners who have just come from a long day fighting with depression, and really needs something to help them keep going for at least another day. Each one is a battle, and I know personally just how hard it is to find some type of light on rough days. I hope this speaks to someone enough to help give them just a small fraction of energy again to keep going tomorrow, cause I'll be in your corner too💜

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TW: There are no verbal mentions to suicidal ideation but it is implied without spoken and given comfort for the listener wanting to "end it."

Summary/Script:

Listener POV: You’ve been having a really bad depressive episode—isolating yourself from the world, forgetting to eat, sleeping whenever you can—but in doing so, you also forget to actually answer the texts your partner has been sending. You don’t remember where you left your phone, and you finally remember your mistake once your partner comes to visit, worried about your absence. (scriptbin with legend)

Inclusivity Notes:

There are no gendered "endearments" for the listener.
They are referred to as baby

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You are allowed to make small edits here and there to what sounds more fluent to you, and sound effects are optional. Please speak to me directly for bigger edits to the script.

This content is an original work of creative fiction written by u/Gothic_Grace. 

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[Rhythmic knocking]

 

[Door opens]

 

(friendly / careful) Heyyy, you in here?

 

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(amused) Well, you don’t need to look \that** scared to see me.

I only just came over to check on you.

(embarrassed) A little unannounced, but I wanted to see how you were doing.

I haven’t heard from you all day.

 

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I kinda used the spare key that you gave me a while back.

Thought it would be as good a time as any to finally use it.

 

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Yeah, you gave it to me a while ago, I’m not surprised you forgot.

But I thought since you haven’t answered your phone in a while that you might be asleep or something.

Which seems like it might’ve been the case seeing that you’re lying in bed.

You haven’t been sleeping all day have you?

 

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Just didn’t feel like getting up much at all?

 

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No, it’s okay.

Seriously, it’s fine.

I know you have these days sometimes.

You’ve told me about them before, so I know to look out for them.

Just let me know when it’s one of those days, okay?

I was a bit worried when I didn’t hear from you, so I assumed either *this* had happened, or you were in trouble somewhere.

(worried) But how are you doing now, how are you feeling?

 

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Don’t know, huh?

Did you want to talk about it?

I could sit here on the bed with you and listen if that’s what you need.

 

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I can understand if it’s not something easy to talk about.

But I’m gonna be here with you regardless.

In or out of your room.

I want to support you, and you know that I care about you, so I’m not going anywhere.

It’s why I came over in the first place.

Even if you’re going through something, I’m not going to walk away and let you go through it all alone.

You may think that you’re not worth my time because of what people have told you in the past, but that’s because they don’t know you like I do.

They saw you as something less than what you are, and that means they don’t deserve you.

 

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Baby, you’re better than what you give yourself credit for.

Just because one person might say or do something doesn’t mean you’re invaluable.

I could probably say something nice about you a hundred times, but I know you’re still going to remember what that one person said badly about you.

 

(sigh)

 

I guess I can’t blame you entirely, since that’s just who we are as people.

I do it too, obviously, but I don’t want to sit here knowing that you’re talking bad about yourself when I can try and do something about it.

Just tell me that you’ll at least try and say something good about yourself.

For me?

 

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(careful) I can tell that you really don’t want to, but even if it’s not that often you should at least try.

It’ll do more good for you than you think.

Please?

 

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I’ll make up for all the times that you can’t do it.

Just lean on me more if you need to, okay?

You can isolate yourself from the world if you want, but I at least want us to do this as a team.

You mean so much to me, and I don’t want to lose that.

I can’t lose that.

 

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(concerned) What’s wrong, baby?

I didn’t say anything bad, did I?

 

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Are you looking away like that because you’re having bad thoughts again?

I wasn’t meaning to trigger it or anything.

 

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Are they related to…

 

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No, it’s okay.

I’m not going to say it out loud if you don’t want to vocalize it.

Just know that I’m here for you, and I want to continue being here with you.

For you to continue being “here”.

Through everything your brain has to throw at you.

And I know you don’t actually want to leave me, but the world is really hard on you right now, isn’t it?

It feels like everything is falling apart, and everywhere you look there might be some new bad thing going on.

Like somehow life feels harder the older you get, and it doesn’t help that the world is a scary place right now.

People are scary.

It feels like they’re judging you at every waking turn, and keeping you from getting to where you want to be in life.

The looks, the comments, the voices.

I know how it all feels, because I think about the same things sometimes.

And I can only imagine how hard that is to go through with the struggles you already have going on in your head.

I know that it’s a battle, and I can tell it’s a huge weight on you, but that’s also why we need each other now more than before.

Why I want to help you even more.

 

(pause)

 

There’s something that someone told me once when I was going through something hard.

Something I’ve never had to deal with in the past and so I didn’t have a clue on what I was doing.

She said “the only way to get through it is to get through it.”

And if that doesn’t make that much sense, then it’s fine.

It didn’t make much sense to me at first either, but it kinda does now.

All of these bad things that are happening right now are temporary.

Our minds want to think that they’re permanent and want to tear us down every single day to make us want to make that “final decision”.

But we’re stronger than that.

It doesn’t matter how often you need to take time away between now until the end of this hell, so long as you make it to the end.

There’s even this one book I read where the main character has a mantra where he says “you will not break me”, and honestly I kinda find it a little inspiring.

(amused) I mean, this guy tries to survive and stay as sane as possible just to spite the people trying to kill him.

Like, give me some of that audacity.

 

(pause)

 

(sigh)

 

(resigned) Look, I know that all of this probably doesn’t mean as much to you as it does to me, and that’s fine.

Maybe you don’t resonate with any of this.

But I at least want you to know that we can get through this together.

Because sometimes the only way to get through these things *is\* to get through it, whether it be with playing games, or talking, or just spending the night doing nothing at all.

Even if we have to come up with something new every day until all of this is over, then we’ll do that.

And we’ll look back on this and realize that we were stronger for it.

Right now we just need to focus on survival, not unreachable goals and expectations.

Getting through to the end is our first priority.

We can even make a bucket list to write down everything you want to do before the end.

And you’re not allowed to let your brain win until everything is off that list.

And if we end up finding something else you want to do, then we’re adding onto the list.

Because I’d rather you did everything you wanted in this life, and not have given up because of the lies someone else put in your head.

 

(pause)

 

Do you mind if I lay in the bed with you?

 

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Okay.

Scooch your butt over.

 

[Sheets rustling]

 

I just like being close to you, even if we’re not doing anything, because we don’t need to.

Existing in bed together is enough for me.

It feels peaceful sometimes to just not care about what goes on in the world outside of your room.

Our own little personal bubble that no one can burst until we let them.

 

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Have you eaten much today?

 

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Well, I wouldn’t consider that to be much, but at least it’s something.

We’ll get you some more later, but right now we can lay here for a bit longer.

 

(pause)

 

Are you still having a lot of those thoughts?

 

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I guess I can’t really get rid of them that easily, can I?

But this is a start, and from now on, you’ll have to at least try to commit to texting me whenever you’re going through one of these moods.

We can have a full day like this where we just stop doing so much and exist how we want to.

No strings attached.

How does that sound?

 

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So long as we don’t do it every day.

You’re going to lose your mind if you stay in the same place for too long, and that’s the last thing we need.

Depression really likes to make fun of us in our rooms especially cause it’s the place we shut out everything else but ourselves.

 

(pause)

 

(comforting) Look, I know this isn’t easy, and I wouldn’t be trying to insert myself so much if it was, but I know you can do it.

Especially you of all people.

There are so many battles that you’ve won up until this point that I’m surprised you’re still standing.

 

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(assertive) No, don’t give me the whole comparison thing all over again.

You have gone through a lot.

End of story.

It doesn’t matter what other people have gone through, or what you think they might have felt worse doing, because this is about you.

Everyone feels things differently, and something mundane for you could be really tough for them, while something inconsequential to them could be catastrophic for you.

You’ll never truly be able to tell what anyone else goes through, so I’d rather if you only focused on yourself.

And you’ve gone through a lot.

Which means I’m proud of you for making it this far, and for being as strong as you are.

I know you didn’t ask to be this strong, and that we can’t always control the cards that are dealt to us, but what’s important is that you made it here, and you should give yourself credit for it.

Today is a hard day, but it won’t always be like this.

Trust in the people that want to help you, and maybe lean on one of them from time to time when they have the energy.

Because you’re not too old, or too young, to be asking for help.

Everyone in this world needs help one way or another, no matter the age.

We’re social creatures by nature, and can’t always deal with everything alone.

Which means you’re no different.

Don’t think that just because you can’t do every single thing independently means that it makes you less than anyone.

All that does is make you human.

Not a burden.

I think anyone able to do everything on your own with no problems is the weirdo.

You’re part of the majority.

Those who always deny themselves of what they need will rarely grow into who they’re meant to be, and I don’t want to see that for you.

You deserve to be everything you want in this life, regardless of what anyone might say.

Even if you don’t think you’re special, at least know that you’re special to me.

You always will be.

So if you can’t think too far into the future right now, then let’s try to at least make it to tomorrow.

Everything else can be dealt with later.

No thinking about the world, or responsibilities, or anyone else.

All that matters is what’s in front of you.

What you feel, what you see, and what you hear.

My voice.

You’re safe right now, my love.

We’re the only things that exist here in this moment, and nothing else matters.

Except for maybe the food that I’m going to get you soon.

 

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(sass) Don’t give me that look, you should’ve known that I was going to make you eat something instead of starving yourself.

And don’t tell me that you’re not starving yourself, because you definitely didn’t eat properly.

I know your track record, and snacks aren’t a meal.

You need to eat actual food so that you can sleep properly and feel better later.

 

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I don’t want to hear any backtalk.

\I’m** thinking about the later, so you don’t have to.

Let me make the decisions, and I will decide what you eat in a bit.

You just sit right there, and hold my hand, because I’m going to start calling you stupid if you ever think I’m letting you go through this alone.

(reassuring) We’re in this together.

(softer) One day at a time.

We’ll can get through this like we always do, and hold onto each other all the way to the other side, okay?

It’ll all be alright, baby.

I’m here now.