Posted by sl on July 21, 2001, at 18:46:02
In reply to Re: Need advice, or something, posted by MM on July 21, 2001, at 16:32:52
> My Pdoc knows I'm scared. I was pretty freaked out when I went to see him before. I think I feel so guilty because of my mom, not the doc. I'm 18, I should be moving out right about now, not hiding in the house. Every time I have a fear or w/e it's like I failed everyone. There's a lot of tension and unspoken pressure to get better, NOW. Anyway, just wanted to thank you for your suggestions. Sorry I kinda rambled.That's okay! We here on Psycho-Babble totally understand. Sometimes you just need to "talk". I hope you have a counselor/therapist you can see regularly (once or twice/wk) to talk about this stuff. Sometimes they can't make the mental illness better but they can make it easier to live with.
It may encourage you to know that LOTS of people are staying at home much longer. Years ago, yeah, they were supposed to be out at 18. But it's getting REALLY common to live at home til you're financially stable. My sister and brother still live in my mothers rental unit, they're 23 and 25, mom lived there with them til 2 years ago.
My now-ex-boyfriend lived at home when we met, he was 26. When I had a problem, financial and mental, I moved home for 8 months til I could get control.Maybe your mother needs to stop being selfish.
sl
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