Today, my parents kept on trying to create drama in my long-distance relationship,and telling me that my life is a mess. But when I tell them they played a huge part in my crippling anxiety, they change the topic. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, my parents told me they're getting a divorce because of all the strain caused by me nearly dying in an accident. FML
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
Today, both my mom and dad agreed I basically ruined their life by existing. They weren’t even trying to be mean, they just casually mentioned that their lives were brilliant before me, then after I was born everything turned to shit and they’ve been miserable ever since. FML
Today, I overheard my friends laughing about how my anxiety means I'll be single forever. I was too anxious to confront them. FML
Today, my parents happily announced that they're getting remarried. They divorced because of the strain brought on by me nearly dying in a car accident. So basically they put us through all that shit, including me blaming myself for everything, for nothing. FML
Today, I tried to confront my parents with the fact that they're almost certainly going to outlive me unless I radically change my lifestyle, and that I needed their assistance to help me stay on track. I only realized after my impassioned speech that they were ignoring me the whole time. FML
Today, I realized my parents are pretty much single-handedly responsible for all of the mental illnesses and personality disorders I have now. FML
Today, my shrink diagnosed me as severely depressive, due to a lot of stress and yells at home. After the session, my parents argued about whose fault it was and then went on to yell at me for being depressive and wasting their money. FML
Today, I've finally accepted that my parents do not love me. They constantly do things that I hate, then casually remark to other people, "I think he's mad at me now." They also know my hearing is insanely hypersensitive, yet they're still obnoxiously loud for no apparent reason all the time. FML
Today, my parents found out that I separately convinced them not to get back together, and now they're not speaking to me. FML
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Anderling 33
So something that gets advised a lot in narcissistic parents’ forums that I think is super useful advice for you here: grey rocking. Avoid interacting with the problem people where possible. If you must talk to them (such as family gatherings for extended relatives you want to keep in touch with), keep it brief and only about the topic at hand. If you absolutely must interact with them for an extended conversation, keep your answers limited to as few words as possible and communicate in as boring and factual a way possible. The goal here is to try and make the problem people lose interest. Crapstirrers are gonna stir but you can still deal with it for better or worse. Whatever method for dealing with your family you pick though, I hope that you can find peace with yourself.
Ubehage 32
Sounds to me like they're proving your point. FYL :(
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Ubehage 32
Sounds to me like they're proving your point. FYL :(
Anderling 33
So something that gets advised a lot in narcissistic parents’ forums that I think is super useful advice for you here: grey rocking. Avoid interacting with the problem people where possible. If you must talk to them (such as family gatherings for extended relatives you want to keep in touch with), keep it brief and only about the topic at hand. If you absolutely must interact with them for an extended conversation, keep your answers limited to as few words as possible and communicate in as boring and factual a way possible. The goal here is to try and make the problem people lose interest. Crapstirrers are gonna stir but you can still deal with it for better or worse. Whatever method for dealing with your family you pick though, I hope that you can find peace with yourself.
RichardPencil 32
Don't worry -- she's probably not cheating on you. What are the chances she'd meet a local guy who has his shit together? 40% tops! So, relax.