My family does try to be supportive, but I know they don't actually understand what goes on in my mind. My mom is actually a special education and emotional support teacher, she's been working with kids with mental and emotional disorders for over 30 years. So it's crazy to me how she doesn't seem to "get" what I'm going through. She tells me she doesn't get it because I'm intelligent, but she of all people should know that mental and emotional intelligence are two different things. It really bothers me that she's helped so many other people but can't understand her own daughter.

Me and my dad don't really talk about it. Same with my older sister. They know I'm struggling but we kind of just don't get deep into it.

Funny enough, the people I actually feel most accepted and understood by are my two nephews, ages 3 and 9. Kids truly are pure beings.