- Date posted
- 6y
- Date posted
- 6y
Same... They keep telling me I'm "weird" and that they are tired of me acting like this, like I want to be this way... I didn't ask for all of this and what I need is support and understanding. It sucks when your own family judges you for mental illness.
- Date posted
- 6y
i don't have the support i wish i had from my family either, feels like everyone is just waiting for me to "snap out of it" (like that's gonna happen..) =/ but we can be here for eachother and support eachother instead :) nothing but love here ā¤
- Date posted
- 6y
Every time things get complicated they ask how I will solve it academically, how I will improve my grades, how I will take more and more and mora particular classes to improve my grades. But they doesn't seem like they see that I'm feeling bad mentally, and even it's getting worst, but all that affects my grades and that appears that's the only thing they notice that it's happening. Thanks you for giving support, I'm so happy that I found this app.
- Date posted
- 6y
i know the feeling and it definitely doesn't help when people around you only focus on the things you don't get done or their expectations of what your life should look like.. that only gives more anxiety and stress which just feeds the ocd more. instead they should be positive and lift us up and focus on the things we actually got done/through.. cuz even if it might seem like a small thing to them it might be a mountain for us. but i also get that it's hard to understand when you're not living it and when you have control over your own mind. i try to be very open & honest and try to explain as much as i can to the people around me.. which has made things a bit better, but i've also realized that they will never understand completely. and thankfully i have you guys here for those parts :) i know it's really hard sometimes and that you can feel super alone (because of the lack of understanding) but when you feel that way just come here and talk a little.. cuz here you will always get understanding! like i said, there's nothing but love and support here ?⤠and if i can, i will always be here to help or talk.. whatever you need :) and if no one else has said it i want to say that i'm really proud of you for fighting your way through school and doing as much as you can (cuz that's what really matters) despite your ocd and everything that comes with that.. it's really awesome of you! and i can bet that you will get it done, maybe not their way but who cares.. this is your life and your path. and i also think you should give yourself a pat on the back and be a little proud of yourself too.. cuz i don't think half of the people complaining could do what you're doing right now! you are a warrior, and don't let anyone make you forget that! ā¤
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- Date posted
- 24w
Iām feeling kind of sad cause today was not a really good day in terms of my ocd. I was feeling kind of foggy/numb and that send me to spiraling. Iām 21 years old currently studying but my family has been having trouble with money for the last couple years(weāre just me and my mom) and I kinda want to get a job but everything is far from my home and I wouldnāt be able to return back at night, also itās either way more expensive to move or the schedule wouldnāt let me take my classes. The point is that because of that every time my mom is stress tends to treat me bad, she speaks to me like Iām stupid or she just screams to nothing cursing all life and everything and that actually makes me feel soo bad and guilty for not doing anything, I know itās hard for me to get a job that actually helps us without quitting school but that doesnāt stop me from feeling like Iām a burden. I want to help, I want to maybe hug her or something but I know she will be angrier and probably will reject it. So thatās it, I just feel like she punishes me for the stress sheās carrying and I get it but one day is happy and it feels like all love and the next is treating me like that, Idk itās hard (also I feel like I shouldnāt be saying this cause itās all my fault) š«¤
- Date posted
- 23w
I have OCD, but my parents donāt understand what Iām going through. All I wanted was for someone to be by my side and support me, but they dismiss my struggles, telling me to "just stop thinking" and that Iām making a big deal out of nothing. When I asked for a new therapist because my current one isnāt helpingāshe isnāt even an OCD specialistāthey became angry and didn't believe I need therapy and instead blame me for everything. My father was so mad, he insist to gave me a knife and kill myself. He threatened to isolate me completely, cutting me off from school, the internet, and everything else. My mom cried and shut me down when I tried to explain my pain. They refuse to listen and my dad said itās all my fault. That day they threw me outside the house for a night, and called me back in telling me to forget everything and forgive them, but I understood that I will not be able to mention anything about my mental health or seeing an OCD specialist ever again, I am completely alone now. With no financial support, and now I donāt know if Iāll ever get the proper therapy I need. Iām only 15, but it feels like Iāll be trapped in this suffering forever, I feel hopeless, I feel like shit, I am going to suffer forever with no support and help.
- Date posted
- 18w
I donāt know if itās worth it to keep going. I have so many diagnoses, so little support, and constant struggles with finding the right medication. My immune system is weak, I have multiple deficiencies, and Iām dealing with so many physical health problems on top of severe OCD. Itās just too much. On top of everything, my family treats me so not okay. Every single day is a fight just to keep goingāto wake up, to eat, to take care of myself even a little. Iāve lost over ten pounds in the last two weeks from how depressed Iāve been. And instead of support, all I get is blame. My family constantly throws my struggles in my face, calling me selfish, as if Iām choosing this. I am trying so hard to push past all of this. But after five long months of severe OCD, anxiety, depression, panic disorder, and everything else making life unbearable, I am exhausted. And to be called lazy? Selfish? *Worthless*? How am I supposed to keep going when the people around me refuse to see how hard Iām trying? I donāt want this anymore. None of this suffering feels worth it. What am I fighting for just to be treated this way by my own family? To be yelled at for the look on my face, when my face reflects nothing but the stress, panic, and despair Iām drowning in? Am I still supposed to smile for them? This isnāt fair. No one should have to live like this. I donāt deserve to be treated this way, Iām really trying to keep going, but I just want everything to end.
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