[sad alot]

I am so new at this, even figuring out how to use this site and start talking with others. I am going to a picnic today, but I have to bring my puppy. My family refuses to watch him. They are angry when I am home depressed or if I go out, they question where the money is coming from. I'm damned if I do and damned if I don't. They are miserable and want me that way. I am trying so hard to get better, but what does one do when your own family is against you?

[shortandcute]

It's hard to deal with family when it comes to stuff like that. The ones who should know you the best are often the ones who treat you the worst.

[Rohag]

Hello & Welcome, Sad alot!

Originally Posted by sad alot

They are miserable and want me that way.

My regrets. I've encountered that before.

Originally Posted by sad alot

I am trying so hard to get better, but what does one do when your own family is against you?

That's an exceptionally difficult situation. Therapy and meds can do little against a toxic environment. Counselors sometimes recommend a person in your position do what they can to create emotional and even physical space between themselves and the antagonist(s).

From PsychCentral: 10 Ways to Build and Preserve Better Boundaries by Margarita Tartakovsky, M.S.

Please keep posting and make yourself at home!