I'm 14 years old and have social anxiety / depression. When I was 5 years old, my father was killed in a car crash. After that, my mother continued to work as a nurse and we lived in the same house together. When I was 9, my mom and I were in a severe car accident. She broke every bone on the right side of her body and I ruptured my spleen and fractured my leg.
When we both got home from the hospital (about 3 weeks later) my grandfather moved in and brought along his pets (3 dogs, 2 cats). Flash to now, 5 years later. My mother is dissabled and can barely walk, while my grandfather still lives with us, still with all his animals. This whole area makes me think of the horrible things that have happened in the past years. And to make things worse, a relative that sexually abused me as a small child moved across the street from us, about 9 months ago, and visits my grandfather at least twice a day, everyday.
I want me and my mother to move desperately. I can't stand constantly seeing my abuser every single day. And the dogs/cats living here arent allowed outside and eliminate all over the carpet/linolium. My grandfather has taken over the house and me or my mother have no say in anything anymore.
I want to tell my mother this in a way where she will understand that moving is the best thing for me. I've told her this and she gets angry when I bring it up. I can't do this much longer, its been over 5 years and I feel like I'm slowly drowning in depression. Please, how can I explain this to my mother where she will see that it's so important to me? thanks
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