Relationship with relatives and facing my fears

I have been diagnosed with OCD, BPD, SA and Bipolar. I went to a therapist recently and he said I have all of these. I guess my family background has a big deal on them. Most of my relatives think I am weird, I do not know manners, I am aimless, and they do not speak with me or come to see me. Now I stay in another city with my uncle who loves me. I am studying too there. I think I will stay there, in that city with medications and I will never see any of my relatives. At least for some time. Thinking about them makes me panic and I would get panic attacks. There are many reasons that I can say and I do not like to start a recrimination here. I would like to know is it a safe strategy to remove toxic people out of your life when you are mentally not stable? Or I must face them bravely? Which will be the best strategy?

Maybe a middle ground might be a good approach to try first. If you go live with your uncle, you could stay in 'loose' contact with your relatives, something like a weekly phone call. That was you have not cut them entirely out of your life and if asked what's up, you can be honest and say you are working on some personal issues right now.

There is nothing wrong with taking care of yourself and your own needs. Best wishes.

Thanks a lot for the insight
Why I am confused is I belong to a conservative Indian family. You might know the stigma associated with mental illnesses in our culture. If I said about my problems I do not know how they will treat me.

It's got to be really really hard to have to hide the fact that you want to be well and are working on it but still have to worry about the stigma of the label "mentally ill". There are people working on their mental health all over the world. Glad you have psych central - I'm sure you will/have found support and understanding.

My advice is to stay away from all Toxic People Totally. They will not change their opinion of you, no matter what you do. You can't change those kind of people in any way, all you would be doing is coping with them and getting sicker. Stay where you are at, protect yourself from Toxic People. Do not over label yourself. You are stronger and more mentally healthy than you know.

I second above post! Stay AWAY from them . . . .
one does not recover from taking poison (them)
by taking MORE poison (interacting with them).
Deepest Respect,
BLUEDOVE

Thanks a lot

Thanks a lot for your support

Thank you

I believe that we should never run away from our problems. They will follow us, from city to city, country to country and continent to continent.

I believe it would be wise to go to therapy, keep on taking medication, live with your uncle, stay there, but see your family at least once a month, and as you start to feel more confident and stable, increase the visits.

If you feel you don't ever want to see your family again, that is up to you, but prove yourself that you were able to overcome an important issue, like that one. It is important to be around people that make you feel good.

Go to therapy, take your meds and find a hobby that helps you relieve extra amounts of stress.

sosadtoday - that is a very wise and reasonable approach you have outlined. I agree we cannot outrun our issues because we own them. Thank you for the reminder.

Hello,
That is true and i agree with you. To face our own fears we must confront them.What i need now is little more time to contemplate.
Thanks a lot

Yes. And there's no need to rush it.