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Posted by Dr. Bob on February 16, 2004, at 18:53:30
In reply to Re: Too Easy to become depressed, posted by Pandabear on February 15, 2004, at 14:12:37
> Yeah, thanks for responding, I have moved out of my parents house. I moved out after I graduated in 1998 from high school and only moved back home once...for a few weeks...I CANNOT live with my family anymore...once you move out, its pretty much a rule that you will never live with your family again because you get accustomed to your own way of living and moving back under your parents rule is extemely difficult for both you and them. The relationship that my mom and I have is very hard and I can talk to my dad about it but, he is in a hard place because although he understands my frustration and my depression and anxiety issues, he is still needing to support my mom as well and it isnt fair for him to take a side..so it gets hard at times. My sister and I have talked but, she and I are completely different and she is more on my moms side of thinking than I am and so I cannot talk to her much. My therapist wants me to consider family therapy with my mom..(my therapist is a LMFT and although she just sees me ..she would be willing to see my mom and I yet, my mom doesnt want to and I am to scared to try it. My mom has something against therapist and cannot stand mine even though she hasnt met her. I like my therapist better than my mom right now because she completely understands me...I dont think that my relationship with my mom will never be any better...and im starting to become ok with that...even though it depresses me.
Posted by Dr. Bob on February 18, 2004, at 19:41:01
In reply to Re: Too Easy to become depressed « Pandabear, posted by Dr. Bob on February 16, 2004, at 18:53:30
Posted by KimberlyDi on February 17, 2004, at 13:12:45
In reply to Too Easy to become depressed, posted by Pandabear on February 15, 2004, at 13:21:26
Only thing that worked for me was distancing myself from dear old mom. No more confidante. No more asking her advice. No more coming to her or dad for help. No more sharing my life's ups and downs with her.
With distance came sanity, and also loneliness. With every love/hate relationship, cutting it off gets rid of the good as well as the bad. She favors my brother at all family events and I feel like the wicked step-child. But I MUCH prefer viewing myself through my own eyes, instead of always failing in hers.
Good Luck
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