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By fine - 28/02/2015 05:22 - United States - Danvers

Today, after struggling for over a year with it, and now having it medically confirmed, I told my step-dad about my depression. He gave me a disgusted look and scoffed, "Toughen up, cunt." FML

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By Anonymous - 16/12/2022 21:00

Today, my dad told me that people requiring psychiatric treatment are just weak and pathetic, and what they really need is a kick up the ass and to get a fucking grip. He told me this not 30 seconds after my doctor recommended I spend some time in a facility for my severe depression. FML

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By Anonymous - 25/07/2020 17:01

Today, my dad told me that I'm a weak and negative person because I suffer from depression and anxiety, then he told me to just snap out of it. FML

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By Anonymous - 27/05/2015 13:39 - United Kingdom - Letchworth

Today, my dad stood by and nodded in agreement as my sister told me that my clinical depression is "getting REALLY old." FML

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By Anonymous - 19/12/2023 23:00 - United Kingdom

Today, I tried to tell my dad that I was really struggling with my mental health and didn't think I could stay alive much longer. He laughed. This comes after telling my "best friend" last week and having to wait three days for a reply. FML

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By Anonymous - 05/01/2022 10:59

Today, my dad completely disregards my mental health, insists mental disorders are just excuses for laziness in my generation, so even though I have crippling depression, at times he has no sympathy and will mercilessly bully me into “snapping out of it” and to "get a damn job already." FML

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By Anonymous - 17/01/2021 01:59 - Jamaica - Kingston

Today, and for the past year, I've been struggling with depression because of family life. I've been talking to my mom for the past weeks, telling her things that happen when she isn't home as a way to build trust. I finally told her I have depression and have had had it for a long time. She laughed. FML

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By parentalnightmare - 16/04/2016 04:13 - United States - Laurel

Today, I was diagnosed with a chronic pain condition. My parents seemed very sympathetic and my mother even cried. When we got home, though, they started laughing and asked if I really believed all the shit the doctor was talking about. FML

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By Anonymous - 22/10/2013 04:44 - Chile - Santiago

Today, I opened up to my parents about my depression. Their response was to have a very heated discussion about whose fault it was. FML

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By depressednupset - 30/12/2010 15:06 - United States

Today, my mother told me to 'quit having a pity party'. I was just diagnosed with depression. I've lost my boyfriend, my job, my academic standing, and I just got rejected from every graduate school I applied for. And my mother thinks I'm a cry baby. Great. FML

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By nerderer - 15/03/2015 14:57 - United States - Duluth

Today, my dad decided that the best way to alleviate my crippling depression is to talk to me in a baby voice. FML

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flashback.miss 28

Sunday 1 March 2015 0:11

What? He calls you the c word and blows off your illness? horrid. stay strong, OP.

Pancakes017 19

Sunday 1 March 2015 0:12

People can be so hateful. Surround yourself with positive people. You're strong enough to get through this :)

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sicksadworld1317 30

Sunday 1 March 2015 0:19

What an apathetic prick. You don't need to "toughen up"- you need to learn coping mechanisms that are happy and healthy for you. Communicating with your asshat step-dad as little as possible to avoid his emotional abuse might be a good place to start. After all, he clearly Can't Understand Normal Thinking.

iiTzNeeNerz 26

Sunday 1 March 2015 0:20

I have a feeling he might be part of the reason why you're depressed... What an ass.

blufishie 17

Sunday 1 March 2015 0:23

Sounds like he's got some issues of his own to deal with.. Chin up OP, it gets better :)

Dodge4x4Ram 46

Sunday 1 March 2015 0:23

that escalate pretty quickly

angiee_baybee 15

Sunday 1 March 2015 0:26

Your dads s douche bag

StickyPickles 33

Sunday 1 March 2015 0:32

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llamafish 25

Sunday 1 March 2015 1:09

Pretty sure it's actually the result of a hormonal imbalance in the brain.

awkwardeer 26

Sunday 1 March 2015 3:29

Pretty sure he was being sarcastic...

countryb_cth 38

Sunday 1 March 2015 12:20

Pretty sure even if he was being sarcastic its not funny and kind of rude.

rockwrench 18

Sunday 1 March 2015 0:35

That Pissed me off hearing your dad called you a ****. He must be a real man. If you truly have depression, seek help.

sNOOBie_fml 24

Sunday 1 March 2015 0:39

I'm curious to know your mom's response to this situation. In some cases people don't understand the mental pain and scoffs at the 'wimps' for not pulling themselves together and move on. Maybe your mother was supportive of you and he thought it wasn't that big of a deal.. Maybe he'd been there, done that and got over it after getting told the same. Or he's just a prick in this case...

courtz94 24

Sunday 1 March 2015 0:48

Do what you have to do to control your depression or better yet eliminate it. He clearly isn't someone you need in your life if that's how he's going to talk to you.