My family always treats me like ■■■■ just because I can never complete school or because I don’t work anymore. They say I’m a useless weight to my mother and that I was created for no reason. I have many family members that treat me like this and this is also the reason why I broke it off with past friends.
I just feel like I’m a burden to my family. I don’t complete school because it’s just not easy for me like learning and memorizing things is just really hard for me. I can’t work right now because I’m not mentally stable enough to have the responsibility of a job.
And yes I do tell them this but they just make fun of me and call me useless.
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I’m sorry your family treats you that way. Have you ever considered living in a group home? That way you can live independently and not have to feel like a burden
Living with my mom is fine she isn’t the problem if anything she is my only supporter. It’s the rest of my mom side of the family that treats me like this. It’s like I can’t go anywhere without being treated like this.
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Im in the same situation You’re not alone. I can’t take care of myself but if you can, consider moving out.
I’m in the same boat it’s hard for me to take care of myself especially financially.
I’m sorry @Longhorn21. That must be so difficult for you. Try to look in the mirror every day and say positive things about yourself. It might help you over time to see your positive attributes.
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I meant hygiene. I don’t bath if my brothers didn’t drag me by force into the shower every 8-10 days.
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I also can’t work but if you can take care of your hygiene I recommend you move out and get disability money.
That’s what I mean hygiene as well if it wasn’t for my mom I would go the whole year without bathing.
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I do my best to do positive affirmations to myself it’s just hard when people tell you opposite
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I know. My family used to be really hard on me and for a long time I believed them. They don’t treat me like that anymore though. I know how hard it is and how much it hurts and affects how you see yourself. I’m glad you’re doing personal affirmations. Hopefully your family will stop like mine finally did.
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I feel like a loser some of the time. I mean I just sit around and read, watch TV, play video games, and collect disability checks. My job is recovering from my illness and I’m doing that by watching my meds, recording my experiences with them, and working on socializing. This forum is where I do a lot of that work.
My family never ever gives me crap about it, except the older one of my two younger brothers who is a bit of a superficial hothead who is a lot like his dad (my stepdad). Anyway we don’t speak much. We did play WoW classic together for awhile and he was very nice to me then.
The truth is I’m just too disabled to work due to the voices and cognitive symptoms. This may change in the future, and I pray it does, but I have to be okay with the fact that recovery is my job now and I’m just not very productive. Disability means just that… disability.
Try not to be too hard on yourself.
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And I’m actually going down that route I ended up filing for disability but my moms family doesn’t believe I’m disabled. They think it’s all a show or a big fat joke.
Me too but I told my psy to tell my family that its my SZ that’s disabling me. I brought my mom with me to my psy apt.
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well just know that we know that you are not useless at all. you are just being sensible looking after your health your health comes first.
I wish my family would be willing to talk to my pdoc
Thanks @anon90843118 I really am going to miss you!
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You can pass them the phone during your phone apt bcz of corona.
They won’t want to do it. I’m Hispanic and in most old school Hispanic cultures mental health doesn’t exist!
Yeah my family looks down upon me too. My brother has called me lazy and that I should get a job.
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