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Hurtful comments from my dad

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  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 287 The Mix Regular
    Hi @Creativeboy23

    Well done for reaching out to the community, that is really brave of you. I'm hearing that your dad was making nasty comments to you and dismissing your feelings. That sounds really tough. I think being sensitive is a good personality trait and I definitely don't think it's unpleasant for others.

    I'm also hearing that you're feeling discouraged about using a therapist after your dad said they don't care about your problems. Therapists are there to listen to you and offer support and not to judge. How do you feel about seeing your therapist?

    We're all here for you, keep us updated with how you're feeling.
  • AoifeAoife Inactive Posts: 3,222 Boards Guru
    Echoing everything @jess63 has said, we're all here for you @Creativeboy23 and you've taken a positive step reaching out here for support <3

    It sounds really difficult what's happening at home with your dad and your feelings are completely valid. No one should ever have their feelings dismissed and be made to feel this way. Your feelings are important and you will always deserve support for anything you're going through.

    I'm sorry to hear what your dad said about seeing a therapist. As Jess mentioned, they are there to listen and support you through anything you're going through. It's really hard to carry these things on your own and a therapist can offer a safe and supportive space to talk through anything.

    Really well done again for reaching out here to us. I'm really glad The Mix is a space where you can be open about what's happening at home. We're always here for you <3
    Maybe somethings don't get better, but we do. We get stronger. We learn to live with our situations as messy and ugly as they are. We fix what we can and we adapt to what we can't. Maybe some of us will never fully be okay, but at least we're here. We're still trying. We're doing the best we can. That's worth celebrating too ❤
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  • sinead276sinead276 Posts: 2,014 Boards Champion
    Just wanted to say I'm glad to hear you are doing better in terms of the comments and stuff and haven't let his comments win in terms of going to and being okay with therapy (as you should be)

    Sending hugs
    Sinead :3
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  • AislingDMAislingDM Inactive Posts: 1,666 Extreme Poster
    Just wanted to pop on and add that sounds so exhausting @Creativeboy23 :( I think half the time with family people think they can get away with cruelty because 'hey, that's family for you'. Which certainly is not fair, because we are equally as entitled to respect and kindness from the people we live with in my opinion! Also, I think you're so awesome for talking to us all about this and hopefully this can remind you that there is no need to rush yourself to feel better when you're talking with us. You deserve space and time to be happy and relaxed, and no one can tell you any different. <3
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  • AislingDMAislingDM Inactive Posts: 1,666 Extreme Poster
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    Love to hear it <3 You deserve to feel that sense of happiness @Creativeboy23 xxx
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