Skip to main content Skip to bottom nav
Talk to a licensed therapist Wherever you are, whenever you need support. Get matched
medley707
229 M Embraced 2
PathStep 1 Compassion hearts24 Forum posts6 Forum upvotes11 Current upvotes11 Age GroupAdult Last activeAugust, 2023 Member sinceFebruary 15, 2023
Bio
Recent forum posts
medley707 profile picture
Some things that have been going on.
Depression Support / by medley707
Last post
 August 20th, 2023
...See more Last week I read a book about parents. You can probably guess which one. However, I disliked one part so much it made me not want to listen to the rest of it. I have come to realize that I am an externalizer, but there was barely any help in there for externalizers. They had a whole chapter on internalizers, but none for externalizers because they aren't self reflective, or something. I feel like the author pitted us against each other: the selfish, angry, unstable externalizers, always blaming others, destined to grow up narcissists, and the selfless, introspective internalizers, who are chronic people-pleasers who only want the best for others. I think it's ironic that even when I go to a book to try and help fix a very specific problem, it ends up making me feel alone. Yes, I am angry at the book. But everyone loved that book. In other news: I am not looking forward to my 18th birthday. I rarely look forward to school vacations, Thanksgiving, Christmas, or anything like that. No one respects my wishes. They want to go out and do something extravagant, and that sounds good, but it's more for their own feelings than mine, when all I want is for no one to bother me for a whole day. I have good friends, but only one very close friend, and I'm worried I will lose touch with her when I graduate. I feel like a failure all the time. I use to cry excessively, but now I only cry when my parents aren't around. I feel like my friends are getting tired of me constantly talking about my parents. So I decided to come here instead. I feel like they secretly would be glad to be rid of me, even though I know they love me. I feel like I could be replaced with a different, nicer girl, and my parents would be happier. Everyone at my school seems so happy and excited to graduate but me. I feel stuck.
medley707 profile picture
i feel like i should be sad in a certain way.
General Support / by medley707
Last post
 March 6th, 2023
...See more i dont know if this makes sense, but i feel like i police my own feelings until im all stuck up inside. i know that with my problems i should probably be crying all the time and look sad, but as far as i can tell i dont look different on the outside. so no one can tell that i am sad. it doesnt help that i am prone to drop jokes and stuff. i feel like i would do loterally anything but express my real feelings outright in real life. i feel very emotionally blocked. it all feels like im feeling things the wrong way, like no one will sympathize with me because im not hysterical and crying, even though i feel hysterical inside.
Search more from @medley707
Talk to an expert therapist
Sarah Robb is an LICDC (Licensed Independent Chemical Dependency Counselor)....
Talk to Sarah Now
Badges & Awards
9 total badges
Hand Shake Linked Honest Voice First Post Reaching out Helping out First Compassion Teammate Forum Friend
Report an issue
Feel better with online therapy Professional, confidential and affordable. Start today
Talk to a licensed therapist Wherever you are, whenever you need support. Get matched