Is it normal that i enjoy hurting those close to me?

well...ive been depressed for a few years now...i enjoy makeing my mom and da mad at me so the scream at me so i can scream back at them its like i push them so they can get mad...i do this to everyone...i make them mad so they can make me mad...i enjoy hurting them by saying such cruel things..i have no idea why...but i need help i know....

Is It Normal?
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  • Its safer to lash out at parents and people closer to you - but better for you that you: a) realize this is wrong; and b) try to understand what you get out of it and change.

    If, for example, you need to vent emotions, start looking at a gym or some other physical activity. In any event do see a nurse, doctor, or counsellor to get a handle on your depression.

    You really must get a grip. No one - be they parents or friends - will tolerate abuse and being upset indefinitely. At some point they will shut you out of their lives and you lose - very likely forever.

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  • It sounds like you are trying to give yourself feelings other than depression, if you can't feel happiness then you want to feel an equally strong emotion. You want to vent.

    I would suggest talking to your parents about this. You need some help and they could possibly provide it for you.

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  • Or your too lazy and scared to go outside and start some shit with strangers?? Ya never know, ya know

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  • This is what being a sociopath is. Get your brain checked out.

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    • I think you're too quick to pull out the sociopath card.

      Sounds to me like the OP enjoys the rush they get from confrontation - perhaps it's a break from what's presumably an unfulfilling routine and maybe a break from feeling depressed. Anger can be exciting; it gives you that adrenaline rush, that momentary excitement. It makes you FEEL something strongly, something other than sadness or numbness.

      Making someone else angry can also be a way of emotionally connecting with someone, even if it isn't in a positive way.

      That's my theory anyway, although the post is too short to confidently evaluate the OP's psychological state even in an amateur capacity.

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    • Your theory might be right, but usually sociopaths actually try to copy normal people's behavior. So maybe this person is simply an attention whore.

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  • Start getting physical. Punch someone in the face. You'll feel better.

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  • im not an attention whore, nor a sicopath...im just...me

    ~stacy

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  • Aaahhh... sadism. There's at least a little bit in each of us. For some of us it's a bit more... evident.

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  • idk if i'd say its normal but in your situation it might be pretty normal considering you've been depressed maybe ure parents are the cause of ure depression.However there's no reason to be depressed you'r probably still young and its probably only ure emotions that are getting out of hand. Dont take it out on your parents !

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  • Maybe the fact you see other people happy, it makes you depressed even more. You could say you are jealous.

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  • You need to talk to a psychiatrist about this. People on IIN really aren't qualified to help you with it.

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