Feeling abused in my own home

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Sometimes in my own home I feel isolated and it feels like no one in my house understands me. My sister is too young to talk to about life problems and my mum NEVER listens to ANYTHING i have got to say. Sometimes I can feel myself drifting into depression which I hate because I start feeling low and lookind down on myself and feeling useless and I just block out all social interactions and pretty much isolate myself from the world...but I have no control over it.

Why does my mum NEVER listen to me?? is there somewhere I am going wrong for her to think that my opinions are worthless?? Most the time she makes me feel worthless, I feel emotionally abused in my own home by my own mother...IS THIS NORMAL???

I am not being selfish I just want her to listen to me(I'm a teen by the way, listening is the least she can do)

And is it normal for this situation to make me feel so depressed that I start wondering if there is any point to my own life and exsistance??

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  • Pendletongurl
    12 years ago

    One other thing is, that your mom may have seen herself in you, and hasn't come to terms with what occurred with her as a teenager. Even as adults we still can wind up with hangups that we had as teens, and they don't always go away. It's kind of what shapes us as adults, that and how we respond to situations as they crop up. You sound pretty lonely. I hope you take some of my suggestions into consideration. Moms are human, and we make mistakes too. If you ever find yourself as a parent; learn to listen to your kids, and forgive yourself for mistakes you make. You will be ok. God Bless you.

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  • Pendletongurl
    12 years ago

    Sounds like your mom is caught up too much in her own problems to take yours into consideration. My daughter felt I was the same way. Because my life was out of control and even as an adult I didn't have a big support system to turn to. I've had to deal with a lot of stuff on my own. As a teenage girl, your feelings are just as valid.Sometimes we as parents seriously misjudge our kids and think they are worse than they really are. I have been where you are as a teen, I hated being a teenager because listening was not what my grandmother did,without criticising everything I did. And wanting to take myself out the equation was done on more than one occasion. You are not alone. Being a teen is hard enough without our parents dumping on us. But in the end, what it boils down to is, eventually you will not have to live with her. So, find yourself; with something you like to do, say art, music, sports, and practice it till you are excellent at it. Then think about what you want to accomplish with your life. Get a mentor, someone that inspires you, they will help you achieve what you want by giving you a positive push in the right direction. That person will also listen to you. Childhood, teenage years are only a portion of your life, if they aren't your best years,keep this in mind, you do have alot of good years ahead of you. make the most of them, and be around positive people. You will be happier in your life in the long run.

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  • williams
    14 years ago

    hey do you have yahoo I-M or myspace? I have the same problem kinda not the whole life exsistance thing but kinda...wanna talk?

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  • nira123
    14 years ago

    Dont you have friends?

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