I still live at home at my age when most of my relatives have moved on with their lives. I’m very happy for them , but I do wonder why I can’t achieve that.
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I mean in my culture kids never moved out but most of my cousins have.
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The friends I have in India tell me it is very common and a normal thing to live multi generations in a house.
It is healthy too, as long as it is a healthy environment.
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Yes but in my case it was very unhealthy. Grew up with my grandmother. My mum had no life. She cared for her until she was 98. and now my mum is caring for her mum too.
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Sounds like you mum has a saintly caregiver in her. That is a challenge of challenges.
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I didn’t leave home until I was in my late thirties, but I feel like I have done things that make up for that. Remember, it isn’t over until it is over.
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I see you as a resilient person from your posts.
I love seeing how despite everything you are able to work and create projects with your hobbies and skills.
You think about what you want and keep working on it.
You actually are more capable then you give yourself credit.
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I feel like you have more to gain or offer in life than you actually manage, and it may be a confidence thing, a self esteem thing, a negativity thing. I know in my case, I’m only just starting to explore the possibility that I’m negatively held back because of what my self stigmatisation has done to me; perhaps you self stigmatise too?
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I quite often feel like a failure. No paid employment. Only O levels. Still struggle with the bullying related trauma. Occasional false bravado.Usually lack of self belief/confidence.
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i dont feel like a failure even tho by all measures of normal standards i have failed at life 
…idk tho doesnt bother me. whos to say theyre the ones doing it right? just cause there is more of them?
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I feel like I’ve been tied to the whipping post.
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youre a disabled person if you have schizophrenia. Someone who never had a chance cannot fail.
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I felt like a failure my entire adult life. Ever since I lost my nurses license.
I don’t feel like as much of a failure anymore. Now that I learned to speak Spanish pretty fluently, can play my piano semi competently, and am now the President of my volunteer organization’s presidium.
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I kinda wish I could live in a house with some family. I’ve been living alone since 2011. I used to stay at my moms house all the time when my schizophrenic brother lived with her. I like living with people. It’s boring living alone. You’re suppose to move out of your parents house in my culture(US) though.
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