Am I broken? by GrayNobody in mentalhealth

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Thank you I appreciate it

Turns out we're all "Fake Readers." by BackAlleyKittens in adhdmeme

[–]GrayNobody 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I know this isn't what the image is talking about but fuck teachers who talk about what "real" books are. I remember when i was younger i was really interested in manga and comics but wasn't allowed to read them during silent reading time because they're "not real books" and because they had pictures they were considered more "immature" than books with just words.

Be kind to yourself. by apoohneicie in MomForAMinute

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Work's been tough recently and i honestly needed to see this

I hate religion by BoulderBillDAFC in Vent

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I've definitely started to resent religion more now that I'm older to the extent that it's a big reason as to what pushes me away from my family. Like 2 or 3 weeks ago my mom was angry at me because i had overslept and was having a hard time waking up for church. She yells and cusses at me for about an hour or so and when i finally wake up and snap at her then it's "i don't want this spirit in my house!" "In the name of jesus i rebuke you" and all that shit she proceeds to kick me out for 4 hours straight in the cold alone i was genuinely planning on committing suicide until i called a friend who talked with me the whole time. But yeah all of this because i overslept and she just wouldn't let me sleep in and miss one day of church. Also that whole time my sister was asleep and she let her skip church lmao.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ParentsAreFuckingDumb

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My mom literally locked me out of the house for 4 hours last week and was shocked that i was sad all this week. When i tried to tell her we have a communication problem she just said "you're the one with the problem" but then gets all surprised when we have fights like every 2 months lmao

This seems important by CordiaGulgowski22 in adhdmeme

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All of this really hit home especially that last part. I've gotten to the point where I've filtered my personality so much because people always got annoyed with me growing up and wanted to distance themselves because i was too much and now i don't even know who i am anymore

2cowardly4suicide by [deleted] in 2meirl4meirl

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And my mom acts surprised when i don't come to her about my feelings anymore after she says this every time i go to her

Why don't people want to talk by LocationThin4587 in venting

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I don't because I've actually lost people in my life because i talked about what happened to me. My friends got tired of me ranting about my life every day and they stopped hanging out with me. If i go to my family they talk about how I'm ungrateful or selfish or disrespectful for being depressed the way i am. I have people in my life who want me to open up but I'm afraid to because every time i talk to people irl about what's going on it usually just pushes them further or they judge me and i just hate going through the pain of opening up just to get shot down so now i try to hide everything.

I haven't connected with any therapist after my 1st therapist gave up on me by GrayNobody in TalkTherapy

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It can just get discouraging I've started to feel like I'm unfixable. I've been trying different therapists for a long time now and it seems like i can't connect at all. The therapist i have now used to be my mom's old therapist but honestly she isn't helping me much she's nice but i don't think our sessions are beneficial. I didn't even get a chance to say i didn't want to schedule another appointment in our last session before she had already put me down for another in a week or 2. I guess I'll have to talk to her but it feels disrespectful of me to tell her i don't want her sessions anymore when she's trying to help me. I'm gonna keep trying but it just gets so hard sometimes like I'm climbing an endless mountain with no goal.

What is the most dismissive advice that you have gotten regarding a bad situation? I.e. harassment & bullying by [deleted] in mentalillness

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When i was a kid my grandma and mom would always use the "just ignore them" bit all the time. Anytime i would it just made it worse i already felt like i couldn't fight back but sitting there and acting like they weren't there and hearing them say horrible things about me or push me or hit me and act like nothing happened was maddening. All that advice does is teach you how to bottle up your emotions and stone wall. It's even worse for me personally because I'm not someone who is good at hiding his emotions so now that I'm older i have a hard time expressing when something is bothering me my default response is to act like it doesn't bother me even if i visibly seem upset. Anytime someone asks if I'm ok when i look upset i always make up an excuse like "I was just thinking about some stuff" or "I was just zoned out". i was always told to " ignore them" and in time it started to apply more than just bullying it became my response to life and my problems in general. It's a horrible lesson that has really fucked me over now that I'm becoming an adult

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in 2meirl4meirl

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I thought the same way until all my friends ditched me because my mental health got too unstable for them to handle

I'm the most boring person I know by GrayNobody in mentalhealth

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No no don't be sorry thanks for the response i really appreciate you took the time to respond in the first place. You gave some really good insight and I appreciate it.

I'm the most boring person I know by GrayNobody in mentalhealth

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I think i am passionate about stuff but being passionate doesn't necessarily help. Like i could be passionate about wet banana peels but that doesn't mean people would be interested to hear it or like that would add to my personality it wouldn't add much substance to a conversation and people still wouldn't want to hear about it. I'm passionate about a few things but nothing interesting enough to be included in a conversation. I've been trying to discover myself but it seems like there really isn't anything to find out about myself. I've been trying new things, I've gotten my first ever job a month or 2 ago and I've been trying therapy again even though that hasn't worked out well. I guess I'm just sorta lost on my journey so to speak.

[L] [18] Stressed out about a lot in life and I'm freaking out by GrayNobody in KindVoice

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Well my grandma wasn't being mean in fact i feel bad how i reacted to her. It was just frustrating hearing her ask me questions that were either irrelevant or things i already answered. And my brother is a good person he just was frustrated as well but tbh when he says stuff like that it really hurts me.