I just got yelled at for putting on my ■■■■■■■ headphones. My parents asked me to take them of because they wanted me to interact with the family. so I did.
Nobody was talking to anybody or anything and my voices are still bad so I put my headphones back on. And my dad just ■■■■■■■ went off on me.
Saying I’m acting like a moody teenager that’s pissed off all the time. Then he called me a crazy bitch and said that I need to get over myself. Lovely.
It might be that they are just not accepting your illness very well. Like I find many normies, even if they accept your illness, want you to act like a normie. Trying to live up to those expectations is a waste of time. You seem like a nice person. I just want to point out that young people with schizophrenia often have a tendency to do really well.
They’ve always been like this. It’s just so frustrating. Like it’s just headphones why do they have to yell at me?! Headphones aren’t even that weird!!
They try to be accepting but they keep getting mad at me for all my little quirks and things it sucks
Thank you. I’m trying. I hope I can do better.
I’m sorry that your family isn’t understanding at all. Look forward to the day you can move out and not live with them anymore. I wouldn’t even talk to them after you move if I were you. They sound awful.
Just pretend you’re Harry Potter living under the staircase at the Dursleys. It was shitty, but one day he left them and did great things.
All families can be tricky. My parents know that I need “quiet alone time” if my voices/noises in my head are bothering me. But we’ve lived with this disorder for almost 20 years now. I have good days and bad, some days I just spend most of the time in my room, they ask if I want to come down and watch TV or go for ride or something, but if I’m saying I don’t feel well they understand and let me be by myself.
I was disappointed in myself when I took a trip with them to Texas, we went to a bowling/arcade place with my niece while we where there. I meant to spend more time with her, but all the people and noise of the place really bothered my anxiety and when they had to take her back home I couldn’t go along with them because I needed to calm down and that meant be alone. So they left me at the hotel. I wish I could participate more, but there’s only so much a person can handle and I didn’t feel comfortable going out with all that anxiety build up.
All you can do is be firm and say I need time to myself. I’m having a challenging moment…It might not be what they want but if it’s what you need you have to put you first.
They’re fine like 75% of the time but then just randomly I get ■■■■ on. Its better than it used to be at least.
They say I’m the crazy one. At least I don’t get pissed off and throw things cause somebody put on headphones to help themselves holy ■■■■.
I’m just tired. Idk if I’ll ever even get to move out I have no money no friends I’m just so tired of this ■■■■.
Don’t lose hope friend. After some time, even I was able to move out of my parents, without a job and with severe anxiety.
I got on welfare and it really helped, my rent is always paid and I get a few extra hundred to deal with food and other bills. And if it’s ever hard for me to get food I get a food hamper.
My doctors have all approved my disability forms, I just have to finish my section of it (essays were never my strong suit)
Also if you don’t get disability right away don’t get discouraged, they make it really difficult so people give up, it may take a few times to get approved.
There should also be free advocates near you that will help you with all paperwork and forms ect ect. They can also connect you with other mental health resources and may even help you with booking appointments if you aren’t good with phone calls like me.
Your parents sound abusive from what I’ve heard of them. So unfortunately it’s unlikely that they will be understanding or wanting to change. I wouldn’t try to reason with them, they will probably stay ignorant and that could make you even more mad.
Just stay hopeful. It won’t be that shitty forever. (Oh yeah if you’re a minor look into getting emancipated. Your government may pay for your rent and ect and get you away from your parents)
Most of the time my parents are like this but then they just randomly get fed up with me I guess. I can’t say I blame them. It just hurts.
Cause I already feel bad about isolating and wearing headphones and being weird and then they go off on me and act like I’m just doing it to spite them.
I’m sorry that you struggle with that I’m glad your parents are understanding though!! a lot of times my parents will guilt me for leaving to calm down It just makes it suck even more
That’s kinda what happened I ended up having to yell that “I’m doing it cause it’s too ■■■■■■■ noisy in my head and that they need to shut the ■■■■ up cause they have no idea what it’s like” which resulted in dead silence followed by me leaving and going to my room.
I feel bad maybe I was too harsh.
Idk where I live I don’t think it’s enough money unfortunately. I’m trying to get on disability right now. But I need to call people to make the appeal cause I just got denied. But I hate making phone calls I always want to stab myself.
They are difficult… But I try to stay hopeful that maybe it’ll get better. It’s my fault I need to cope better. I need to explain myself better. I lost my temper too. It’s not all their fault.
Thank you. I’ll try.
Also I’m 23 so no I can’t get emancipated plus I don’t think my situation is bad enough for that anyways 
Hmm! It’s not all their fault but it’s certainly not your fault. Is there any common interests you share with them? I’m just saying spending time with them can be a great segue into discussing your own issues. Sorry you are going through this. 
sometimes parents are just stupid, sorry you’re dealing with that
We dont have much in common tbh all we have in common is like 3 tv shows. 99% of the time we barely talk to each other anymore.
I’m the cause of a lot of stress right now tbh. I think that’s why things are bad.
Sounds like your parents just don’t understand the severity of what you’re going thru. My parents didn’t have a clue about me either. Hope you can get thru these difficult situations, I have confidence that you will get better and better. You will find your way.
My mom doesn’t believe I have SZ besides psychiatrists telling her 100 times and multiple hospital stays she think I must just be normal.
My mum is the same. She thinks my house is too dark and that if I opened up the curtains I’d be fine.
You should have seen my psychiatrists reaction when she opined this to him in my floridly psychotic state.
My parents don’t understand about what I go through they never really have. They are too self interested to realise that anything might be harder than for the next person. My father told me he didn’t believe it at one stage and that I should be able to be like anyone else. I am finding it much better now I have moved into my own place.
You understand your own limits whereas they fail to understand you which is their fault and not yours.
That sucks and sounds very upsetting, I’m fortunate with my mum, I am sorry they weren’t understanding, maybe when you have calmed down you can to try to explain to them why you needed the headphones? But if you know it will fall on deaf ears dont upset yourself by putting yourself through that, you know them better than I do. Sending a big hug.
I’m going to try to talk to them and apologize. Maybe my dad was just having a bad day or something. I know it probably won’t change much but I feel like I have to try.
Thank you for the love and the hug (hugs)
Actually never ■■■■■■■ mind my dad just decided to be an ultra dick. He just tried to take my ■■■■■■■ headphones. Cause I “rely on them too much” excuse the ■■■■ out of me.
What the actual ■■■■ is he doing taking away a good coping strategy. I would be a wreck without my headphones.
I’m sorry. Maybe your parents are just shitty people? No offense or anything but usually it’s hard for someone to realize that their family is awful, especially if they’re in an abusive situation.
At least that’s what I thinks happening from some of the posts I’ve read by you. And emotionally abusive is still abuse and can still be traumatic. Just know that you aren’t obligated to love somebody because they’re family.
Of course I’m not suggesting you do anything rash, unfortunately at this time you are unable to leave them and you’ll have to put up with them for the time being.
Glad I don’t live with my parents anymore. We fought like crazy when I was living with them, but now that I’m on my own we get along great.
There was times though that I would literally scream that I hated them and that they were terrible people. I would get fits of rage and scream and smash things.
Make sure you aren’t repressing your anger though. If it’s pent up for too long it can blow up in your face. It’s best to let anger out in a healthy way.
Like drumming, or exercising if you’re into that. I bought cheap plates from the thrift store so I could smash them outside. (Dunno if sharp things trigger you though)
Good luck friend. Again I’m sorry 