- Date posted
- 17h
Seeking some reassurance
I have made a post like this before but I live with a sibling who is old enough to take care of themselves. Since my teenage years I would write down my goals and dreams I want for my life. I’ve always been the introvert type and I love being independent. Since age 14 I helped my mom with my little brother and I’ve always wanted to work and eventually get my own apartment. Well of course I let a sibling live with me which it’s both of our apartment after her and my mom asked me over and over. 22 years old now and they’re 19 and I work,pay all the bills and clean the house. She cooks and cleans whenever she decides to. I don’t care if I was getting help or not I do not want to live with family members or anyone else ever again. It’s like I keep seeking reassurance that I am allowed to move out. I have thoughts telling me to stay here and help out, you can’t move because of so and so etc. it feels unfair to me. They basically live rent free and she talks about getting a job but who knows but all I know is I want to leave from here. I plan on leaving everything behind for my own life that I’ve always dreamed of since being a teen. Is this wrong for me to want my own life? Why do I have thoughts like these? The thoughts have caused me to seek reassurance,they have caused stress,and even caused me to want to resent family. I know I’m grown and can make my own decisions but it’s hard when family( a parent and grandparent) has put fear of how the world is in to your mind. I feel like my family holds me back from moving by making me feel scared cause of how the world is and/or because I live with someone who doesn’t have a job yet.she’s had a job before and has helped pay half on 1 bill last year. I just think it’s unfair for me. My family has a problem with making you feel guilty and I’ve had enough. To make things worse I have no car but I do have my permit. I am currently going for cna and I’m afraid my family is going to think it’s okay to feed off my money since I’ll be making a dollar or 2 more . My last job I was basically live paycheck to paycheck and constantly being asked for money. Yeah I have no problem helping but when I’m asked so much I become frustrated and want to leave this state so bad. I just keep thinking I’m wrong for wanting to make my own choices in life without my family interfering. Would like to add I was 19 and they were 16 when we first moved in. It feels like have no choice but to be responsible! I also feel like I have to put on the role of being a mom.