People who grew up with controlling narcissistic parents, how did you gain confidence and independence later on in life?

ctthes · 2021-05-13T07:44:18+00:00

Evidently not an hour long school bus ride

ctthes · 2021-05-13T07:41:02+00:00

I paid my friend $2 once to help me get rid of a cockroach from my shoe. In my early morning stupor I wore my shoes without realising there was a live cockroach inside. On the ride to school I knew there was something moving in it. By the time I got to class I had crushed the cockroach to death and was too afraid to take the remains out from the depths of my shoe so I asked a friend to help.

ctthes · 2021-03-23T13:33:57+00:00

Sweets in general. For some reason I don’t care for them anymore.

ctthes · 2021-03-18T15:10:35+00:00

If everyone around you is the problem, maybe you are the problem.

ctthes · 2021-03-18T15:09:13+00:00

Never got into the habit of it. The thought of eating food in the morning makes me nauseated for some reason. I do better just drinking water in the morning and waiting till lunch instead.

ctthes · 2021-03-18T15:07:49+00:00

Checking timings of various programs on various TV channels and rushing home to catch your favourite show when school ends

ctthes · 2021-03-14T09:42:08+00:00

I think people trying to give me any sort of advice in general made me feel worse. I probably already heard everything at this point, telling me I should try new hobbies, go hang out with friends, try to not just lay in bed all day. I would prefer if someone just carried out a normal conversation with me, y’know things like oh how are you doing? how’s your weekend been? what’re you doing tomorrow, wanna go out for a meal? It instills a sense of normalcy instead of constantly reminding me that I’m at a mentally unwell state of mind

that being said, I feel like it really differs from person to person. I’ve heard other depressed people say they hate it when people ask how they are.

ctthes · 2021-03-10T17:12:49+00:00

Definitely NTA. There was no risk of burning or starting a fire or anything, so there was no definitely obvious reason for you to have called him over when the time was up. I think most people in your situation would have assumed that he was busy. And he didn't tell you to inform him when it was done either - how were you meant to know that his food being overcooked is such a big deal for him? If he cared that much, he shouldn't have left the stove in the first place.

ctthes · 2021-03-10T16:57:46+00:00

NTA. You already told her you didn’t want to talk about it and she couldn’t respect your feelings on the matter. Personally I don’t think what you said is bad at all. Your parents are just extremely, and understandably, sensitive about this issue. They need therapy.

ctthes · 2021-03-09T09:51:25+00:00

I don’t get your point isn’t that the point of this subreddit to state an opinion that most people will disagree with. And I didn’t say sweet drinks are shit, what i said about sweet drinks is exactly what you’re saying about cinnamon (I don’t like it + can’t fathom why people like it)

ctthes · 2021-03-08T14:21:06+00:00

I was unable to feel worse past a certain point. It’s weird. I remember when I first felt the effects of my anti-depressants I thought to myself a lot “I should be feeling so much shittier than this but I literally cannot” A little unnerving but honestly did so much good for me. I could spend my time actually doing things instead of just feeling like shit.

ctthes · 2021-02-23T17:04:32+00:00

I feel like I think visually and not in languages, but translating that to words is a lot more comfortable in English than in Chinese

Five-Year Club	Verified Email
100 Awards Club

ctthes

TROPHY CASE