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Originally Posted by Xeraine
I am currently a 19 year old adult ...
I have been physically and verbally/emotionally abused by my father.
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I have severe depression and anxiety and have had a history of self harm
My brother acts quite honestly as if he has been brainwashed agreeing with everything that his father has to say going so far as to say that me and him deserve all of these horrible things that have happened to us in our lives and he hardly ever defends himself when our father calls him retarded or yells at him about how he can't do anything right. I have been told by separate people that both PTSD and Borderline Personality (traits) were possibilities but anyone that I have seen says that I definitely have Depression and Anxiety.
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There are many times when I am either trying to get work done for my college classes or simply trying to keep myself sane in this kind of a household and he will pressure me even further telling me to “stop being a candy *ss and get s**t done around here” at other times he will say that I am being lazy and that he is tired of “dealing with my bulls**t”. It is extremely difficult for me to cope with all of this when I hardly ever get a break because I rarely have an opportunity to leave home and sometimes I just don’t want to because of my anxiety of being around people.
... I am not actively suicidal I do think about death I feel an unhealthy amount and I am passively suicidal in the sense I seriously feel that if I died naturally by some sort of accident I wouldn’t really mind. My father throws things such as phones, silverware, plates out of anger and then he says things to other people on the phone and in person as “she’s such a crybaby ******,
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He also made fun of me for even considering becoming a freelance artist when I was younger, laughed right in my face and told me to face reality and did similar things with all of my other interests.
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I am just unsure as to what steps I should be taking to get the hell out of here as quickly as I possibly can without as I said, being forced into some kind of shelter or on the streets. I really don’t want to give up on my dreams of actually having a positive future quite yet and I want to force my way through college but even that is a bit of a struggle as things are, I am seeing a therapist soon and I am taking all of the steps to attempt to help my mental health but it again is a difficult situation and my mental health I feel is declining simply by living where I am. I am unsure what sort of advice or wisdom anyone can provide me here but if nothing else I feel it could at least help to share a bit of my story here and hopefully let off some steam so thank you all for reading through this admittedly pretty long post.
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Xeraine,
it is truly heart breaking to read what you have been through. It is no wonder you feel as if you are reaching the end of your rope.
Firstly, let me say that I think that
you are amazing! In spite of everything, you are still trying?!!

The constant negativity is toxic, corrosive & yet you say >>
I really don’t want to give up on my dreams of actually having a positive future << You have something. The trick is to try to outlast the adversity running on whatever fuel you have left!
You brother is probably agreeing because thats the only way he can cope. He's not fighting back ... As for your father? there is NO religion in him - just illness with that kind of behaviour. So whenever he tells you anything re hell etc, he has NO authority anyway
He will attack your dreams re your college classes & freelance goals. He want to undermine. Fears any success -
I hope you get the help you need re therapy (& maybe art therapy might interest you since you are interested in art?) And then see if you can move out the minute you are able to. You will never be able to cope with him fully if you can't objectively get 'outside' of the toxic mess that he is. PLAN - maybe you can get help? You don't want to end up on a roller coaster either. Are there 'safe places' or other types of accommodation that the therapist can advise?