awkwardology
Brisbane, Australia
Today, my mum dismissed my diagnosed schizophrenia as "too much time with those earphones in". FML
Collection
Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Same thing different taste
Anonymous
Steele, United States
Narcissistic mom strikes again
Today, my mother told me that I "should have never had children" after I sided with my son when he yelled at her for talking too loudly. I have hyperacusis, and my son has sensory deprivation disorder. My mom knows this, and blames it on her friends who are hard of hearing. Nothing is ever her fault. FML
misi
Today, my mother threw a fit because the psychologist she got me suggested I visit a psychiatrist. Apparently, it's my fault because I "choose" to be so "crazy". FML
Antisocial, I guess
United States
Leave me alone
Today, I got yelled at for having a set of headphones around my neck at all times, because it "makes me seem disinterested." Two things: 1. I have established myself as a very good listener among my peers; 2. I'm autistic, so I need the headphones readily available at all times to cope with loud environments. FML
ughh
United States
Today, my mom read my diary. Then she frantically booked me an appointment with a psychiatrist. FML
Anonymous
Islamabad, Pakistan
Today, going to my psychiatrist's appointment for my PTSD and depression, my mother yelled about how useless I am and how I torture her existence with my "abnormalities." She told the doctor how much I've improved and become such a delight at home for her and our family. FML
Ilikeurfmls
Delusions
Today, I finally got the courage to tell my parents I think I'm suffering from schizophrenia. They refused to discuss it after telling me, "It's all in my head." FML
Anonymous
Isn't it ironic, don't you think?
Today, my mom complained that I was being too loud, and she smacked my head really hard. All while screaming at me. FML
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Thailand
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
Anonymous
Verona, United States
Time to move
Today, as every morning since I started working from home, my mother interrupts me with her complaints about family members and old history. I'm not qualified to be a family therapist, and I need this job to pay my bills. She doesn't take the hint with my headphones on, but heaven help me if I interrupt her TV show later. FML
jet
Harsh
Today, I overheard my mom talking about how she would love me if only I didn’t have ADHD. FML
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MattOnFML 13
Show her to a doctor, it sounds like she has a case of being an idiot.
BntyHntrSeattle 30
Awesome!! Now we know for certain all those other schizofrenics are lying assholes! Except they're not. Your mom is.
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Comments (90)
kumarina 35
And sometimes moms don't know better.....
timakinz 21
It's that little screen you keep looking at!
sanecatlady 13
She's just jealous that the voices aren't talking to her.
ZombieSazza 34
The best thing you can do is print off information and give it to her to read so she knows it is NOT too much time with headphones. If she refuses to change her mind, she's just ignorant, sorry. I hope she does understand.
Stayin_Classy777 8
It looks like she's the one who's delusional
QfiggyQ 10
I am sorry. Parents can really suck when it comes to understanding mental illnesses.
ohio53 6
Get rid of them damn cats
blackonblight 33
Don't you just love the way society treats mental illness? It's so much fun explaining to people that depressed people can't just "go do something that makes you happy!" That social phobia is not just a matter of "No, really no one cares what you're doing don't worry!" And that any form of mental illness is not "all in your head, so just buck up and get over it" Just because it's in your head doesn't mean it isn't real. Last I checked memory loss was 'in your head' and that's real. Brain cancer is real. Chemical imbalances in the brain are real, just because you can't see it doesn't mean it isn't doing harm. You can't see thyroid levels being off just by looking at a person, you can't pass someone on the street and know "oh, they're diabetic". Body chemistry is complex and when things are off kilter people are miserable. The stigma really needs to end.
havok87 11
I hate it when parents try to diagnose.
spiritfang11237 16
Same here. I see a councilor and he can testify I am mentally sound but my mom is certain something is wrong with me because I manage my stress differently than she does. (She freaks out and uses the nervous energy to get things done.)
dizzaymizlizzay 11
Schizophrenia is a serious condition which requires medication and supplemented with therapy. I hope you are old enough to get these things or have your dr/psychiatrist explain the condition to her. I have bipolar disorder, which is near as bad as schizo, so I know how hard it can be