Hi, thanks for getting back to me.

@seekersinking

I'm not that young to be honest.. (in my early 20s). It's just I feel a bit beaten down/ defeated at times (after an episode of let's just call it 'drama'). My dad knows everything concerning my mother, but about the life thing, I just don't think he understands. He's always able to just get up and go, no matter what -but all he does is work and work. I don't think I'm driven by the need to survive, or the drive to be the best, or to have a lot of money. I just want a loving relationship, true friends, and a healthy-active social life. Trouble is, although that comes easy for some people, I've always struggled to achieve this and my parents don't seem to understand.

I used to be shy as a kid and although I've mostly grown out of it now, I still struggle to relate/socialise with people my own age (& teenagers). I just feel different/abnormal (-although I don't necessarily look like a person who doesn't fit in). Furthermore, although I'm less independent when compared to my peers, I'm a bit more mature in the sense that I want more to life than to just go out drinking/clubbing every weekend. I guess I just don't know how to go about making friends that I can relate to. I've tried volunteering/ getting a part-time job and I'm at college now but I don't feel that I've made much, if any progress in regards to this..

Anyway, as for the counselling, my mother and father are getting a divorce. My mother is beyond unreasonable and she'll flat out deny or twist reality to prove that she doesn't need any help and that we're all the bad guys/'scumbags'. And as for my dad, he doesn't like to talk about his personal life to strangers.

@thickntired

Sorry to hear that.. Yea I have a much better relationship with my dad. I've talked to him about this stuff, but to be honest, I don't think he knows what to do either. I have one relative that I can rely on in the future, if need be, but he's in his mid 80's..

Yea.. To be honest, it hasn't really sunk in. He looks and acts the same so I guess it hasn't really sunk in yet..