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Having a parent who hoards

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  • LozLoz Community Champion Posts: 126 The Mix Convert
    @AnonymousToe If you feel comfortable speaking to that specific teacher, maybe you could arrange for a time to speak to her? You could drop her an email or speak to her after a lesson to see what time works for both of you.

    I think it is important you have someone to talk to about it all, and that you as well get the support you need. <3
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  • AnonymousToeAnonymousToe Posts: 2,380 Boards Champion
    Thank you @Loz
    It’s difficult because I’m not even at school anymore lol. I should probably just move on and leave her alone but I don’t really have a support system, and I’m not at uni yet either. I’ll work something out.
  • lunarcat522lunarcat522 Moderator Posts: 608 Incredible Poster
    @AnonymousToe That sounds really difficult, I'm sorry to hear you don't really have a support system but it's great that you're able to reach out here. You're doing really well for getting through it, so try to keep that in mind <3
  • AnonymousToeAnonymousToe Posts: 2,380 Boards Champion
    I haven’t said anything to my mum about it for ages, and she’s done nothing :/
    She told me I was making it worse so I left it and it’s still just the same!
  • AnonymousToeAnonymousToe Posts: 2,380 Boards Champion
    She won’t let anyone talk about it ever. This is so fucking hopeless
  • AnonymousToeAnonymousToe Posts: 2,380 Boards Champion
    I don’t know how to ask for help 😭😭😭 my parents will hate me forever
  • AnonymousToeAnonymousToe Posts: 2,380 Boards Champion
    Wish she cared about us
  • AnonymousToeAnonymousToe Posts: 2,380 Boards Champion
    And why am I the only one bothered about it?
  • JustVJustV Community Manager Posts: 5,577 Part of The Furniture
    There was stuff in the way downstairs that happened to be mine - there was nowhere to put it because of my mum’s stuff.
    Anyway, my sister said, “It’s nobody’s fault but yours, [Toe].”
    😭😭😭
    This is very unfair, Toe. What an enormous thing to put on you. :(
    I don’t know how to ask for help 😭😭😭 my parents will hate me forever
    I don't know how helpful this is, but in my experience, resolving really difficult, complex, gnarly issues like this always involves vulnerability and upset. Particularly when something has been suppressed for so long and people have been avoiding it, meaning those emotions under the surface bubble and bubble, so when the lid finally comes off it's explode-y.

    And obviously nobody wants that to happen, and it can be really hard to even consider confronting the problem when you know how difficult the fallout will be.

    But maybe it should still happen, for the sake of everyone (incl. your parents).

    There are ways you can manage it that take the temperature down. You can write letters for them to read rather than having a verbal conversation/argument.

    I don't want to presume anything because you know more about your family dynamic than me, but it might be that there's a rumble at first, arguments and some hurt feelings, but they may not hate you forever. All being well, they might even thank you for it later down the line, because I imagine they want a way out of all this too (even if they feel too ashamed to ask for it).

    Out of interest, when you said they'll hate you forever for asking for help, what kind of help were you thinking of getting?
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  • AnonymousToeAnonymousToe Posts: 2,380 Boards Champion
    Thank you @JustV
    JustV wrote: »
    Out of interest, when you said they'll hate you forever for asking for help, what kind of help were you thinking of getting?

    Literally just telling anyone who knows me irl. Talking to my teacher about it, looking into counselling, going to the GP. I have no idea what to do, because I don’t have enough control to actually change anything. But it’s been made very clear to me over my life that I mustn’t ever tell anyone, so that means I can’t ask anyone for advice or support or anything at all. My sister might get taken away and I’d probably be abandoned for causing problems.
  • AnonymousToeAnonymousToe Posts: 2,380 Boards Champion
    It’s so hard to be hopeful and keep pushing forward in my life at all when my parents have given up
  • AnonymousToeAnonymousToe Posts: 2,380 Boards Champion
    I wonder when the house will start to fall apart
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 11 Settling in
    Hey , I’m v new here but I acc joined because your post was v relevant to me. It really helps to know I’m not alone so thank you for talking <33
  • AnonymousToeAnonymousToe Posts: 2,380 Boards Champion
    Hi @Aboutagirl and welcome :)
    I’m glad I could be of some help to you and I’m sorry you’re going through similar
  • AnonymousToeAnonymousToe Posts: 2,380 Boards Champion
    So sick of being ordered around to move stuff, all to make space for visitors I don’t wanna see because they judge me so much
  • AnonymousToeAnonymousToe Posts: 2,380 Boards Champion
    I feel so ill because I’m having to move so much heavy stuff around so early in the morning. Plus my sister is being horrible to me
  • ellaella Community Manager Posts: 267 The Mix Regular
    Hey @AnonymousToe,

    Sorry to hear you were feeling unwell this morning. Just wanted to check in to see how you're doing now?

    We're here if you want to chat about your relationship with your sister in more detail. <3
  • AnonymousToeAnonymousToe Posts: 2,380 Boards Champion
    Easter stuff came out of the loft earlier so that was a game of rush hour to get it through the house. My mum just expects me to do everything for her too, all she did was sit there while my dad was in the loft and I had to move stuff around.

    Plus, she said she was gonna get stuff to go to charity about a month ago, and then she decided at the last minute that it wasn’t ready. So it’s still here waiting for all eternity.

    I don’t dare talk to her about it, it’s better to just distract myself because there’s no hope anymore. Still, it’s hard when it affects me so much, especially because I’m constantly being made to help my mum navigate the place.
  • Sunshine12Sunshine12 Posts: 164 Helping Hand
    @AnonymousToe hey, I’m really sorry to hear about what you’re going through, you’re incredibly resilient having to go through this and speak about it! I don’t know a lot about your family situation so obviously don’t take on anything I say if u think it could make you unsafe, but social services can rrly help in cases like this. They may be able to speak to your parents about getting help with their hoarding as a mental health condition, sometimes alls it takes is a non judgmental approach to try and help someone see they need help. I understand that you’re worried about your sister being taken away/ your parents being angry with you, but social services will only remove a child if they’re deemed unsafe, and in a case where a child is being neglected/is unsafe (not saying that this is ur case) then obviously removing the child is the safest and most sensible option. I can only hope that if you got help ur parents would eventually see that you were helping them and not doing this to hurt them, this is all an incredibly draining situation for someone your age and ur parents will come to realise this, and if they don’t u sound incredibly bright and like u have a lot going for yourself in the future. Sending lots of love and i hope things get better for u ❤️
  • AnonymousToeAnonymousToe Posts: 2,380 Boards Champion
    @Sunshine12 thank you so much, you’re lovely <3
  • Sunshine12Sunshine12 Posts: 164 Helping Hand
    @AnonymousToe no worries ❤️
  • AnonymousToeAnonymousToe Posts: 2,380 Boards Champion
    I wish I could tell someone 😭😭😭
  • AnonymousToeAnonymousToe Posts: 2,380 Boards Champion
    I’m gonna be stuck with this forever. My parents will abandon me if I tell anyone and then I won’t have anything. Ever. But if I do nothing then it will just keep getting worse and I can’t do it anymore. Nobody cares about me, they only care about my mum. I’m worthless.
  • Laura_tigger82Laura_tigger82 Moderator Posts: 5,299 Part of The Furniture
    We care about you @AnonymousToe. You are so important to us and you really matter. We can hear how heavy this is for you at the moment. If you weigh up the pro's and con's, what do you think might help the most at the moment? :)
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  • AnonymousToeAnonymousToe Posts: 2,380 Boards Champion
    I guess the best thing to do is distract myself from it, I’ll never have control. It’s just so hard to live like this. I wish she wouldn’t make me deal with so much. I know it could be so much worse and I’m lucky to have what I do, I just wish it was easier
  • AnonymousToeAnonymousToe Posts: 2,380 Boards Champion
    I feel responsible for my sister. Maybe I should tell someone for her sake, but then I don’t know what would happen to me. Why do I have to be the oldest?? 😭😭😭
  • ebyrne556ebyrne556 Moderator Posts: 1,130 Wise Owl
    Hey @AnonymousToe
    I can hear how they’re is a lot of pressure being the oldest and making the decisions. I guess it depends what age ur sister is but mabye you could chat a bit about things with her and see what she thinks? You’re so strong and im sorry u hv to go through this. Hugs <3
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  • AnonymousToeAnonymousToe Posts: 2,380 Boards Champion
    Thanks @ebyrne556 but she’s just a little bit too young for that. She tries to defend my mum for it, and I don’t think she realises how bad it is. We’re both so desensitised to it, but she’s had it worse (the hoarding wasn’t as bad when we were younger, but she won’t remember that). Just trying to distract myself, but its hard
  • AnonymousToeAnonymousToe Posts: 2,380 Boards Champion
    Had a dream the other night that people came to our house to take things away. They came to our house and looked in the windows. I guess I’m still terrified of people finding out
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