I am 17 and I was recently diagnosed with a chronic illness. I had already been diagnosed with two other ones, but this third one has really thrown my life out of wack. My parents and I have always had a bad relationship, but this new diagnosis has caused even more problems. I got behind on my schoolwork from a combination of this diagnosis and mental health issues. I ended up having to drop a class because I wasn’t able to keep up. That’s where we are at today. I tried to own up to my parents about what happened before they found out from my counselor, and it caused lots of yelling and screaming from my parents at me. I am so mentally drained and I don’t know how I am supposed to try and push myself when they won’t let me live. They have taken the door off my room, taken all of my electronics (except my school computer), and are selling the concert tickets that I bought with my own money. I have no one to talk to about this so I turned to here.
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My parents did something similar. I may be a bit younger and as for chronic illnesses, I have 2. I have a slight understanding of how you might feel. I never owned any personal devices and I’m using a school computer for this. I am home-schooled. I live in a room with 3 of my siblings and I’ve never talked to anyone about how I feel. This is the first time that I have ever honestly said how I feel, because it doesn’t seem like anyone will judge me. My parents will never allow me to go anywhere. I’m not even allowed to use the money that I worked for. I often tell them that if they never let me do anything, then I can’t ever start my own life. I’ve never talked to a counselor, but I’ve been taking psychology classes for a while now. They helped me understand myself and know how my mind works as well as other people’s. If you ever wish to talk anonymously to another person around the same age, I’m here. It’d be nice to talk to another person that is going through something similar.