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Originally Posted by Mustkeepjob32
Wow I totally relate to your book smart issues. I am also considered by friends and family to be incredibly smart. Yet I'm the messed up one with horrible mental health problems. While my parents don't throw it under the rug outright, there is this theme in my family to not acknowledge it too much.
My brothers have their successful lives and I'm just suffering. I also know that my parents enabled me so much too growing up and I never grew the skin needed for an OK adult life in this world.
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Thanks Mustkeep. Indeed that's exactly how I feel as well, I never managed to grow the thick skin required to handle the world. Playing devils advocate a bit I have to say that I don't entirely blame my parents 100%, they meant well in my case but didn't know any better at the time. I DO think they should have realized earlier on that I needed emotional help in the way of therapy at a younger age but I don't hold that entirely against them either. It's just very unfortunate that things have worked out the way they have.