- Date posted
- 1y
Parents weaponizing therapy
In the past I’ve had my therapy weaponized against me by my parents, more specifically by my mom. She has made comments like “your therapist needs to do her work faster,” “obviously your therapy isnt strong enough,” “go back to therapy.” These are just a few I can remember and phrases I only hear when my mom is mad at me. I go to therapy once a week for OCD and its not something that I discuss openly with my parents. I just had therapy today. My mom and I got in an argument today because I was mad she was dismissing something I was saying and walking away from me. I got mad and said “thanks for listening.” Her response was her angrily telling me to go back to therapy which I know is her way of saying that I’m “bad” basically and i’m the problem. Anyways i reacted really poorly and with a quick trigger i said “screw you” and she lost it sobbing. My dad screamed at me. I do feel bad for saying that but I have consistently had therapy weaponized against me as a reason that I’m such a terrible daughter and so “poorly behaved” that I just snapped. Growing up I was always called a “brat” and “snotbag” and even a “bitch” by my mother and my brothers. I had terrible behavioral problems because of my home life and was always iced-out for weeks/months by my family when I did something distasteful. My dad one time didnt talk to me for three months. I guess I just really need help because me saying “screw you” today got me into a lot of trouble and I feel really bad and tried to apologize but just got yelled at more. My parents dont understand how it hurt me and made me immediately defensive that I was told to “go back to therapy” just because i was mad about not being listened to. Also I go every week and my mom know. I dont even know if I actually am a good or bad daughter. I guess I just need honest opinions because if I am the problem I dont know why I cant control my behavior