Is it normal for my family totally ignoring my problems?

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It all started when I joined the Navy. Before I went in the military I had no problems. I was happy go lucky, smart, honor student...
When I got out, I'm stuck with bulimia, severe depression, PTSD, seizures, substance abuse...the list could go on.

The reason I am writing is because my family just pretends like nothing is wrong with me. I hurt so bad on the inside from this. They think its the "military doctors" that made the diagnoses that don't mean a thing.

This has caused me to distance myself from my family. I feel like such an outsider. I used to be really close to my family, but now I hate having to see them.

I was raped in high school, then again as an adult. I told my mom and all she said was "everyone rapes you." I can't believe she said that!

What do I do to get them to be helpful instead of not even acknowledge my problems?

Thanks for your time

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  • joybird
    12 years ago

    OMG They sound really strange!!

    Maybe you should see your own family doctor to give credence to the diagnosis. It sounds like they are burying their heads in the sand coz they don't know how to help.

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  • Riddler
    10 years ago

    Well I get everything other than bulimia. I think the bulimia is your own issue that you are probably not dealing with. Many people get PTSD and other medical problems after serving but it depends where you were serving and why.

    However if you were raped twice you probably already had PTSD and it is not a result of training or combat. Lots of people got severely ill during war times because of the chemicals they inhaled. So depending on what type of combat you were in it might result in seizures.

    If you do have these type of medical problems because of being in service the military doctors are suppose to deal with it. Unless you want to get a medical discharge than you can get civilian doctors to deal with it.

    No your mother is an idiot. Its not normal to rape people and not everyone should gets raped. The fact this is a crime in so many countries should prove otherwise. If there is a law that multiple countries agree is bad ITS PROBABLY BAD! Rape, unnecessary murder, stealing and molestation in most countries is considered bad.

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  • DudeUrFuglyXox
    12 years ago

    what your mum says isnt right no one should be raped and its not normal

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  • ariannel
    12 years ago

    Your family doesn'tknow how to acknowledge, deal, or help you. Please see someone so you can have someone to talk to. They might have some tips for how to deal with the fam.

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