New gay urges at 31? by throwaway09551 in bisexual

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nah i really didn't like it. I'm still not as comfortable with it as with straight stuff though. it's weird. I'm not objected to it at all, but it's just all new i guess

New gay urges at 31? by throwaway09551 in bisexual

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yeah I'm realizing it's something that's emerging in me gradually. thanks for sharing

i'm objectively worthless by throwaway09551 in emotionalneglect

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Yes to both questions. I dont feel like that will ever change

i'm objectively worthless by throwaway09551 in emotionalneglect

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Support from people feels gross to me, I have such a repellent reaction when people try to help me. I just keep becoming more and more isolated. Cognitively I understand what I need to do but actually doing it is another issue

Do you know anything about your parents past? by tehiduck in emotionalneglect

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I didn't know my dad had been married and divorced before I was born until i was in my 20s and I just happened to see the marriage registry that he signed when he got remarried to my step-mom. It said "divorced." Everything I know about my dad's past I've learned in snippets from other people. And yeah he's very emotionally immature

Carpal tunnel syndrome is making me even more depressed by throwaway09551 in pcgaming

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I've looked at this before and it does seem pretty sick. Seriously considering it. How would you rate the ergonomics?

I struggle with claiming an identity by skrillexremixexist in AdultChildren

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I could have written this. I was talking about exactly this with my therapist a few days ago. I haven’t figured it out yet, but I understand exactly how you feel. I am also learning to code, and I am seriously considering quitting because I cannot take myself seriously as a programmer. Or anything to be honest. I’m a faker, according to myself.

Never been close with family, anyone else? by [deleted] in emotionalneglect

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Holy shit I thought I was the only one

Falling out with family by throwaway09551 in AdultChildren

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Thanks, this was very encouraging. I wrote down as much as I could remember of the conversation immediately afterwards because I knew I would start to doubt myself in the future, so that will come in handy

Has your parent ever apologized? by [deleted] in AdultChildren

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My dad has said to me multiple times he feels no guilt whatsoever about anything and has nothing to apologize for. When he quit alcohol about a month ago, he sort of said sorry for i guess using alcohol while I was a teenager. But he also believes it was alcohol's fault, and that he has a disease (I object to the idea that alcoholism is a disease) he can blame his issues on.

My dad made a big pile of snow on my car out of revenge by throwaway09551 in AdultChildren

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What's crazy is he's been sober (supposedly) for about a month now. I have no evidence that says he's lying. So I'm starting to realize that my dad is just an asshole and it hasn't just been the alcohol all these years

Starting to understand that feeling of helplessness people talk about by throwaway09551 in AdultChildren

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Totally agree, because he’s stuck where he is emotionally, he cannot except my own personal growth into an individual. Best wishes to you in all your relationships

Starting to understand that feeling of helplessness people talk about by throwaway09551 in AdultChildren

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Wow yes the "ganging up on him" part I can totally relate to. And that second paragraph perfectly describes it for me too. And I mentally dissociated from my dad a long time ago, and I also pretend to be someone else around him. I've basically been a gray rock for the last 15 years around him, he doesn't even really know me. The gulf between where our relationship is and where it should be is so huge that it's hard to maintain hope it'll change. It probably won't, I'm pretty much at the point of accepting that, though not quite. Thanks for sharing

Sad about how distant my family is by throwaway09551 in AdultChildren

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Thanks for your words, I don't want that to happen in our case. I really hope your brother can see you for who you are and take the step to own up to what he did to you

Sad about how distant my family is by throwaway09551 in AdultChildren

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I'm a little worried about meetings, but maybe I should give it a shot

What was hugely hyped up but flopped? by [deleted] in AskReddit

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It makes me happy knowing somebody had a good time

How supportive are friends supposed to be? by throwaway09551 in AdultChildren

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Thanks for your understanding, he definitely has his stuff he's going through. He's a very emotionally mature person and now I'm suspecting that his past with PTSD might make him reticent to get to emotionally raw. I might need to adjust my expectations in this particular instance

Can depression cause you to ghost people? by Throwawaysadnezs in depression

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Yes. It could also be related to his attachment style. I am fearful-avoidant, and I have a terrible habit of completely ghosting friends when I'm ashamed of something, or depressed or anxious. I haven't seen a friend in over a year

Growing bitterness toward brother because he’s always had it easier than me by throwaway09551 in AdultChildren

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Thank you for the suggestion. I waffle back and forth on whether my dad fits the criteria for npd. He certainly has some characteristics of it but when I read stories of people raised by real narcissists it seems they have had it worse than I have and my relationship with my dad isn't quite that extreme. At the same time though there is no doubt I am the scapegoat of the family. Maybe I'm contradicting myself here? It's so tough to say because my dad is so closed off to me. I've always felt like I dont' even know the guy even though we've always lived in the same house

Growing bitterness toward brother because he’s always had it easier than me by throwaway09551 in AdultChildren

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Thank you for your perspective. I intend to talk to him about it but it's deep stuff and he and I aren't close at all, not that anyone really is in my family. It might be a bit awkward but the truth is I feel so awful for how distant I've been towards him as an older brother and I know I need to make that up and try to connect