I feel like my parents, especially my dad expects a lot from me. They want me to succeed in life and I understand that. Their friend’s sons and daughters have done well and so I try my best to do the same, but sometimes things don’t go according to plan and I feel like a failure in a way. With trying to get good degrees and good jobs, it feels too much in a way.
(My parents are quite successful career wise and everyone around me expects that I’ll be the same or better.)
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In the end you matter
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Don’t push yourself. Take your time. You have a serious illness.
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@Redliner You need not try as hard as you are. Set Limits to things schedule and boundary define things as well. Some of this might help, but You are not alone and your parents will always love you for whom you are not what you haven’t accomplished or have accomplished .
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I’m sure my parents had hopes and dreams for me and they have always been encouraging and supportive but I think they also realize that i’m dealing with something that keeps me from doing “great things”. I am fine with that and just take pride in doing the day to day things I need to do to live a semi-normal life. You can’t be too hard on yourself. Regardless of what your parents want for you, you are your own person. Just do you and hopefully they will see that that’s good enough. Take care.
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I made my parents proud when I earned my BSN and became an RN. But I let them down when I lost my license to practice due to my diagnosis of sza.
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I’m just like that. Sometimes I feel l like this illness has ruined mine and my parent’s lives. I try my best to be normal but I always feel like I come up short. I was always the smart one. Everyone thought I would be some great whatever (doctor, writer, etc.). My mom’s sister’s daughter is so talented in everything so I almost try to be as good as that. Anyway, the point is you can’t please everyone. You have to please yourself. Don’t worry what they are thinking. Just do the best you can.
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be yourself and be happy and your parents will be happy
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I was always the smart one in my family too. Not anymore. Now, I’m diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment due to years of sza.
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