Hello sboyle522,

I am so glad you shared what you did on here! Asking for help, for me, is a very hard thing to do. I'm not sure I can help you, but I can offer some support and some questions. It sounds unfair to me that your parents are threatening your mental health care if you don't do what they ask with the job. I am a parent and couldn't imagine doing that to my kids. It also sounds like you are in a really rough spot. Do your parents understand your anxiety issues? Do you have other friends or family you can talk to? I have had issues with anxiety, and I know that I am not ready to do something until I am ready. I can't force it. So I would be concerned that if you are not really ready to work that doing so could be very overwhelming for you, especially since you have a busy summer with getting ready for your classes. My final thought is that you are very important, and taking care of your mental health is probably more important than anything else. I hope to keep hearing from you on here!

dailyhealing