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My mom thinks it’s simple. Just don’t be sad. Because, as she tells it, therapy was not an option and she had to build her self esteem on her own. So to her, it is a complete mystery that I can’t have even the slightest bit of self esteem. She even said I am not resilient. I pity her really. She Might also be en pain but thinks she has to do it on her own. But the truth is, her belief ends up hurting me even more, because she makes me feel broken. But I know in the bottom that it’s not like that. There is nothing wrong with not being able to magically be okay, that it is a slow process, and that everyone’s brain works in a different way. I just wish she wasn’t so blinded by her own experience. I come to this forum to remind myself that I am not a cancer in the world, that I am not alone. So thanks for sharing.