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Emotionally drained
I am emotionally drained from my family. I'm tired of them thinking that I'm lazy, when really I've just been extremely depressed. I can't tell them that either, because they make me feel even worse with their cold, tough love attitude. Is it so much to want comfort, emotional support, and genuine help? All they do is judge and criticize me. They then wonder why I choose to isolate myself and tell them nothing about my life. I'm at a point where I have so many emotional walls I don't even want to engage in normal conversation with them. I don't want to give them any part of me. No emotions or expressions. Just give them the validation they want to hear "Okay." "Yup" and move on with my life because there's too much energy in doing anything else.
It's difficult being the only open-minded person in the family who knows how to be empathetic and compassionate. Just leave me alone or quit putting me down. It does not help. Quit ** on the people who are trying their best to remain kind.
Pull your ** together and stay strong for the ppl that you care about being around someone with depression is like and emotional cancer
Almost as bad as ignorant fools who can't use the English language properly. Not that YOU would comprehend anything about that.
Just because they're your family, doesn't bound you to them!! Don't put up with their **, if you can help it!!
How old are you?
If you're financial secure and of age to move away from your family, do it!!
Join the club.
Sunday the kids played games on their computers, chatted on social media and watched movies and youtube all day.
I
washed and hung it out.
Changed a light bulb.
Made meals.
Cleaned bathroom.
Cleaned cleaned & cleaned.
Then at dinner they bitched about something.
I totally relate and understand how you're feeling. I could've written this myself. I'm sorry you're having to go through this. Sending you love.