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Hi, I hope you all are doing well. I need your opinion.
 
My mother, from a wealthy family, married my poor father, who constantly asked her for money. She was emotionally tortured by my grandparents and uncle’s wife, who borrowed money and expected my father to repay it. Despite a successful career, my father had affairs and kept his brother-in-law as a salesman, who sold products cheaply to relatives. My mother, although wealthy, couldn’t take anything from my father's shop.
 
We moved to my mother's house when I was two due to a toxic environment and returned when I was ten. My father started beating my mother. At eleven, I got into bad relationships and advised my mother to divorce, but she refused. During COVID-19, I fell into depression and later fell in love with a boy. My mother’s cousin found out, and my phone was confiscated. We got back in touch, but he eventually broke up with me. I was devastated and diagnosed with depression. Later, we reconnected, but he admitted he couldn’t cheat on me.
 
I became very ill but never stopped loving him. Now, he's in a new relationship while I’m stuck in the past, facing financial issues. My mother is also depressed and angry.
 
What should I do with my life? I've considered suicide multiple times. How should I react to my parents? I feel emotionally numb and laughed unconsciously when my mother was crying 

5 Replies

@Animebitch First go consult with doctor and get a therapy. Getting better is the first step.

Next step will heavily depends on how long you take to recover. But that sould be to get yourself few goals in life (be it grand, humble, ordinary, awesome... whatever as long as you feel doing it). Achieving something in your life or just avoiding trouble to be at peace. In short : making/building a life for yourself.

Thrid step could be to make peace with relatives you deem worthy. Or simply cutting ties and making new encounters like a butterfly going from flower to flower. mb you could get lucky and meet great ppl.

But as a former kid from violent family, you'll have to always watch yourself so as to avoid (involuntarily or in spite of you) mimicking such. Because it happened when you were so young, you're most than just "probably" imprinted at epigenetics level (hence the long-lasting depression) and more at risk to make mistake as well (e.g.: choosing the wrong person, abiding violent partner, being violent with your kids, etc). It is not "fair" but Life is Life. Meaning as long as you're careful, you can overcome it. Just never forget where you come from and turn your weakness into strength 🙂
@Animebitch   Study hard, get a job, become independent, move out!!! I know it's hard with the circumstances.... but your future self is at stake and it all depends on the decision you take now, your first priority should be your safety (saying this from experience, i've held everything in despite all the breakdowns i had during that period in my life cuz i know at the end of the day it all comes down to me and I will be the only one to suffer the consequences of my mistakes) trust me you will get through this. Stay strong
@Animebitch oh my days what's wrong with your mom and if your mom's wealthy tell her to get you a fuc**** therapist and get over that boy and find a new person
@Animebitch talk with your mom with both of your issues try to  convince her to divorce your father and find a family therapist for you and your mother start moving little by little and try to go back in your track and fight depression
@Animebitch bro do not commit it might seem like life ain't good rn but when you 18 you can leave and I can assure you if you keep your head up and keep in mind getting better it will get bette