((((cusack10)))),

I am sorry that you are within a group of people that fail to be supportive of you. It sounds to me like they are ignorant and base their judgements on their ignorance. You say you are mentally ill in some way? Well, I would not be surprised it your mental health has something to do with a lack of proper nurturing. We all have some kind of challenge as no human being is perfect. But, though we all have some kind of challenge it should not stop us from discovering ourself worth in spite of our difficulties. The history of human beings is full of those who were great influences on who we all are today, and all of these greats had SOME KIND of PSYCHOLOGICAL CHALLENGE. And many of these greats left their family environments to set out on their own to discover their own self worth which included interacting with other human being on thier own.

As a human being, you have this same right to find your own identity and self worth in YOUR LIFE. If that means walking away from the group of people you call family to do so, as long as you CAN safely do so, then you have a right to do so. It is perfectly normal for you to have a desire to want to interact with other people and learn how to live your life and learn from others and actually have a role in making life decisions for yourself. You do need to make sure that you continue to seek help for your disorder that you have listed here. There are people with this disorder that do thrive.

(((Hugs)))
Open Eyes