Posted by ELA on March 4, 2002, at 11:35:50
Since coming out of therapy, I've had to come back to the family home with my parents as I am taking sone time out of university for now. Things with my parents have never been particularly good and now they're even worse.
They simply don't understand a lot of what's been going on with me and they're extremely judgemental and worried that people are going to judge them about things. I've told them so many times that they won't but nothing I or the family therapist says seems to make any difference.
The group I'm having my therapy with all say that I need to get away from them and start doing things for me for once. I'm hesitant as they are my family and I have an 11 year old brother to worry about as well. However, the guys in group all said that it's about time I worried about myself as I spend too much time worrying about everyone else.
I have to admit that things are generally ok when they're not around as I feel that they are always pressurising me to do things and just pull myself together (their words). One idea I have had is to go and find a live-in nanny job somewhere and get away from them properly. Just don't know what to do.
Am feeling a bit better today, just very tired all the time. I'm just sick and tired of them expecting me to just get over this thing quickly.
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thread:19221
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