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I'm dependednt on my parents and it's reaching the point where it's not tenable for a lot of reasons. Probably been past that point for a while but it's reaching a fever pitch.
how do you get out of an abusive relationship with people you're dependent on?
I've got some real disabilities, autism spectrum disorder, a kind of dyslexia, "low cognition speed", on top of intense depression, but they're the kind of things, especially the dyslexia-adjacent disabilities, where people tend to assume I'm more capable than I am. High verbal IQ and the ability to keep myself decently groomed and people seem to think I should be some kind of capable functional person, even some kind of wunderkind despite my disabilities. This is especially how my parents see me, but it's an assumption strangers make too. Idk if it's how I present myself or what.
I'm also high functioning and self aware enough to know I dislike SSRI's for depression treatment. I've tried SSRI's several times in the past and it's just made me feel either awful, like my brain is exploding, or incredibly angry, which was of course destructive to my relationships.
I'm essentially dependent on my parents now, lost my job during Covid and have been looking for jobs, but have had no luck. With gaps in my employment history and my mental health problems + lack of documentation for my mental health problems due to my dislike of medication and psychiatry, there's just been no luck and I need things to turn my way soon.
On top of all of this, my parents can be incredibly cruel. I frankly suspect undiagnosed autism or pathology similar to my own. They just treat me like a punching bag and lay into me for not being able to support myself.
It makes me incredibly depressed, and then they tell me I'm being an ungrateful shit for not being happier.
I can't take it.
how do you get out of an abusive relationship with people you're dependent on?
I've got some real disabilities, autism spectrum disorder, a kind of dyslexia, "low cognition speed", on top of intense depression, but they're the kind of things, especially the dyslexia-adjacent disabilities, where people tend to assume I'm more capable than I am. High verbal IQ and the ability to keep myself decently groomed and people seem to think I should be some kind of capable functional person, even some kind of wunderkind despite my disabilities. This is especially how my parents see me, but it's an assumption strangers make too. Idk if it's how I present myself or what.
I'm also high functioning and self aware enough to know I dislike SSRI's for depression treatment. I've tried SSRI's several times in the past and it's just made me feel either awful, like my brain is exploding, or incredibly angry, which was of course destructive to my relationships.
I'm essentially dependent on my parents now, lost my job during Covid and have been looking for jobs, but have had no luck. With gaps in my employment history and my mental health problems + lack of documentation for my mental health problems due to my dislike of medication and psychiatry, there's just been no luck and I need things to turn my way soon.
On top of all of this, my parents can be incredibly cruel. I frankly suspect undiagnosed autism or pathology similar to my own. They just treat me like a punching bag and lay into me for not being able to support myself.
It makes me incredibly depressed, and then they tell me I'm being an ungrateful shit for not being happier.
I can't take it.
