Discussion Does family make things worse for you?

[dogemn]

I'm stuck living with aging parents with no way to move out and they often make things considerably worse for me emotionally when they argue with me and invalidate me. I have no friends or anyone else to reach out to in those moments and I sometimes feel like I'm just one bad argument away from CTBing.

 

[3rdworldsadness]

Very very very much, my mom is the absurd woman. She is abusive and blames on me everything. She is worse. And I want to get away from this creature. But can't as I have nowhere to go. It's so hard to keep going.

 

[ghostingyou]

i feel you :( it's like one wrong look, sentence or argument and that's it. makes me want to off myself quicker so i don't have to deal with it anymore

 

[unluckysadness]

I'm almost 44 and my old mother still treats me like a child. I admit I'm immature but it's because I'm neurodivergent (and very probably autistic).
The rest of my family doesn't ask me how I'm doing. I live alone (in extreme isolation) but if I was forced to live with my old parents, I think I'd be more suicidal. And I'm already highly suicidal because of my disabilities and my extreme isolation...

 

[Bootleg Astolfo]

I moved away to a city that's a 13 hours drive just to ensure i dont deal with their bullshit anymore lol

 

[MidnightGloom]

Very much... everything my mom and sister do/say make me feel like there is no purpose in me even trying to live a better life or become a better person. I just don't want to deal with them anymore.

 

[telekon]

Yes, in fact, I think if I just never spoke with a family member again I would not be suicidal at all. It's just a matter of getting to the point of total independence and I'm at a point in my life where I don't care about being homeless. I'd rather do that than kill myself, which is a big step for me because last year I said the opposite (that I would kill myself to avoid homeless) that is, until it actually happened and I was able to survive it. I thank my city for helping me which my immediate family would never. My city is more of a family to me than my actual family.