[FeelingHopeful]

Its hard when your own family doesnt really know you as a person, What do you do to feel better?

Hmmm...I'm not sure how your family situation is, but whenever I was in one of those situations I'd talk to my family, make sure they understood where I was coming from and what kind of person I was. Perhaps communication is key in this case?

[perpetuallysad]

What's going on FS?

[Rohag]

Feel free to ignore these nosy questions.

FeelingSad, apart from your family, what does your social universe look like? Is there any possibility of shifting the focus of that universe farther away from immediate family?

Speculation: You may need to get some distance (physical and/or social) between you and your family before they can really start to know you as a whole person.

[angie2716]

I'm sorry your going through this. My family is the same way. And I don't deal with it real well myself. So I'm not really sure what to say. I don't ever do anything for myself to feel better. But I'm here for you! I hope it get better! Have you tried talking to them and tell them how you feel? Or will they even listen?

hmm. i have a little disconnection with my family as well. it's not a good feeling when you hear others having a nicer relationship with their family than your own. ugh, but i'm sorry FS..
i know they have their lives and problems just like us. i mean, what i'm trying to say is that they have lives too and sometimes they just overlook things.. i guess you could try to spend some time with them. at least have a nice healthy chat w/ somebody wouldn't be so bad.

what do i do to feel better? talk to friends. they're my family as well..
somehow, they always know what to do.
maybe i'll listen to music and just have a moment to myself..grab something small to eat, watch tv (lol, but i prefer watching alone, so idk if you'd like to do this too..), and most importantly, be nice to myself..

hoped this helped a little

Hello, FeelingSad. It would be nice if you had a better base of support. Since therapy is not an option, you must find other ways to gain support. You ask:

What do you do to feel better?

What is the problem? How does it manifest itself? What have you tried to do to resolve the problem?

[1flagwriter]

I hope you are able to work with your family soon

[Satu]

Originally Posted by FeelingSad

Its hard when your own family doesnt really know you as a person, What do you do to feel better?

Your post doesn't specify in what way they don't understand, but it might help if you showed them some depression/other mental illness resources online (like here on psychcentral), let them read it, and then discussed how that applies to your situation. Do you think that they'd take the time to listen and try to understand? If so, that might be a good way to open up the lines of communication again! Good luck!