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Dec 27, 2016, 08:01 PM
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Member Since: Apr 2014
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Originally Posted by JoeS21
It's difficult when family members are sick, abusive and fail to offer the basic support that families are suppose to offer, especially during the holidays!
It doesn't make you "snobby" to expect more or better in your life. I'm glad to hear that you have friends and pets as you deserve to be loved and cared about. In terms of supportive comments, I would say to prioritize your own mental and emotional health; protect yourself.
Perhaps chip away at family problems with whatever energy truly is available for that, and no more. Timing your interactions with family so that they are followed by a visit from a supportive friend or therapist might help. It's great to see that you at least realize there's a problem, have articulated the nature of it, and are reaching out for help. Best of luck!
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I just need to be much more careful about how I spend my limited free time and vacations. If I go visit my mom, it will have to be with a hotel room. And so I don't see that happening very often. And she certainly isn't going to come to visit me anytime soon.
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Primary Dx: C-PTSD and Severe Chronic Treatment Resistant Major Depressive Disorder
Secondary Dx: Generalized Anxiety Disorder with mild Agoraphobia.
Meds I've tried: Prozac, Zoloft, Celexa, Effexor, Remeron, Elavil, Wellbutrin, Risperidone, Abilify, Prazosin, Paxil, Trazadone, Tramadol, Topomax, Xanax, Propranolol, Valium, Visteril, Vraylar, Selinor, Clonopin, Ambien
Treatments I've done: CBT, DBT, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), Talk therapy, psychotherapy, exercise, diet, sleeping more, sleeping less...
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