Is it normal my parents reject me over mental illness they caused?

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My parents don't really fully believe in mental illness, at least not to the extent that it can severely impact one's life. It's odd since they both have mental illness (it's undiagnosed but very apparent) and I have diagnosed mental illness myself, a VERY serious one at that.

My parents reject me for my mental condition. They can't accept that it's very real and that THEY were the main cause of it. They judge me harshly and call me things like "sicko", "weirdo", and treat me badly and try to shame me into changing as if that's possible. They created a fucking monster. They need to take responsibility for this. They need to at least acknowledge it.

is it normal for parents to act like this over mental illness

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  • benderboy
    8 years ago

    I get it.

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  • MarshaD
    11 years ago

    I feel so sorry for anyone that has a mental problem and not feeling loved by his own family. ;o( That hurts my heart to hear it. I would love my kid no matter what! I hope you all found some peace because you deserve it!

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  • davesumba
    11 years ago

    I feel the same way, my parents excuse? kids are supposed to feel this way and want to kill their parents. and they will never apologize or think they did anything wrong.

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  • Avant-Garde
    11 years ago

    I know how you feel. My family has treated me like crap for years because of my neurological issues. The thing is, they caused most of them. They lied to my doctors about the "severity" of my problems and they refused to get me brain scans. There were times where they told me that I needed help and all this other stuff, yet they ignored me when I asked for help. Their views vary. My grandmother has gone so far as to accuse me of faking and lying about my health issues (psychical ones as well). She has also at times believed that I would get better and be the normal and prefect granddaughter she has always wanted. My mother's take on this leaves me completely baffled at times. Based on the things they told me, they made me too paranoid to get help. To some extent now, I'm still frightened to get help because I feel like everyone will hate me for it:(

    Unfortunately, as long as there is stigma against mental illness there will always be occurrences like this. I find that it is often the people who are the most uneducated on this subject and mentally ill themselves that act out this way towards others who have mental illnesses. This is why there needs to be more effort to properly educate people about mental illnesses and other neurological conditions.

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