Do you live with your parents?
By Diana
@dya80dya (33596)
June 30, 2022 7:24am CST
Living with parents is a real challenge. I have a problem and I can't live by myself. I have severe anxiety and depression. But living with my parents makes me feel very anxious. My mom offends me and she doesn't want to do anything for me or my father. She had a fight with her boss and she risks losing her job. I can't believe that she plays with fire. I am trying so hard to be independent, but this anxiety is severe. Do you live with your parents? I am doing all I can to feel better. I am doing therapy and I take meds. I am trying several exercises. I am not happy at all and these panic attacks don't disappear. And I don't receive support from my parents at all. All they know is to offend and criticize.
My mom takes all my money. I borrow her money and she gives money back to me. After a while she takes again all my money. I can't enjoy my own money. She spends a lot.
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@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
30 Jun 22
My parents passed away years ago. My daughter lives with me. She has anxiety problems and panic attacks. She earns money online and helps me pay the basic bills for the house. (Nobody gets to live for free.)
Pretty gives me money for gas in our car every month and she pays the internet bill. I pay everything else. She's in therapy, like you and takes meds for anxiety, too.
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@Laurakemunto (12862)
• Kenya
30 Jun 22
Ooh that's great and am happy for you raising a responsible daughter
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@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
30 Jun 22
@dya80dya Pretty doesn't have a "normal" job, either. She finds different things online to earn money. She spends just as much time doing them as someone else would at a "normal" job each week so she has money and can pay some of the bills. (There are writing sites online that pay for articles written to their specifications. There are sites that pay you to answer surveys and there are sites that pay for other small jobs.)
The meds have never seemed to help, but she just started therapy so we're hoping that will help her, in time.
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@sjvg1976 (41131)
• Delhi, India
30 Jun 22
I don't live with my parents. I stopped taking monetary help from them once I started doing an offline regular job after I finished my studies. I understand the situation you're in. You need to find a stable job for yourself so that you may earn and can live independently or maybe be able to help your parents financially otherwise @daddyevil said, nothing comes for free.
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@dya80dya (33596)
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30 Jun 22
I pay for my things. I don't have money to pay bills, but I am paying for my phone or other objects. I never received anything for free except for food and clothes from my parents. But I don't have even clothes, I have many problems. Don't imagine that I receive everything for free. I work a lot.
@Nakitakona (56302)
• Philippines
17 Jul 22
When I was studying in college and got a wife, we lived with our parent's house. When I finished my schooling and found a job, we left them and lived in a rented boarding house. Living with my own family, I did support my old parents until they passed away. Inheriting their house, we gave up the boarding house and lived there.
@Laurakemunto (12862)
• Kenya
30 Jun 22
Am so sorry to hear about your condition. Right now you need to focus on your healing and then from there you can live independently all the best dear
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@dya80dya (33596)
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30 Jun 22
@Laurakemunto Yes, I talked to him. This doesn't stop my mom.
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@Laurakemunto (12862)
• Kenya
30 Jun 22
@dya80dya it's hard you can talk to your counselor
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@jobelbojel (34731)
• Philippines
1 Jul 22
I don't live with my father anymore. I got separated from the family when I was 18 because of work. Since then, I lived alone. But visit them still. Now, I am living with my brother and sister.
@DevMrSamEleazar (13701)
• Philippines
30 Jun 22
I do live with my parents. And I still remember the day. When I was kid. And I am getting Christmas money from relatives. And they say,
Imma take care of it. And when I ask them where is it.
They say. You already poop it..
Like bruh. Now I'm just laughing remembering that
But when I'm a kid. I was really mad
