Is it normal that my parents don't understand that I'm not alone?

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  • I'm afraid you won't like what I have to say but I'll say it anyway. I don't think it really matters so much whether or not your parents are aware that others are addicted to the internet or gaming. I would imagine that your parents' primary concerns would be you, your welfare, your future, your psychological welfare, etc.

    Sadly I do not have any children, but if I did I would be most concerned with them alone. I agree with your parents you're probably spending too much time on the computer.

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    • I do say I agree with you. As though my mind wants to contradict them, I know all they want is for me to sustain a healthy welfare. I think fairness is one of my main morals, and so I put myself unto my parents shoes and look at the chagrin of a son I've become. I could be doing so much more. But I have an afflicting case of insomnia, and with it, and I'm slightly schizophrenic. I really want nothing more than to be happy and have a simpler life, rather than the complex and labyrinthine society I live in now. But I can't find pleasure with other kids my age, for traumatizing experiences haunt my past with them. So I basically just became a hermit, at least, from physical communication.

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      • I appreciate your honesty. I can certainly relate to the idea of being a bit of a shut in and isolating as I do that sort of thing myself.

        I don't know much about schizophrenia but I imagine it must be very difficult. I have lived with depression and anxiety my entire life and was diagnosed with a personality disorder thirteen years ago but, I didn't start getting truly helpful and appropriate therapy for my BPD until I was 39 years old. I wish you all the best and I'll say a prayer for you.

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