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Hi? my family is very strict Muslim and they don't accept me for who I am. I'm 21, and I have no freedom to live. I can't go out on my own and I'm not allowed to make friends. I feel so hopeless.

1 Answers Moderated by Brooke Bowen, LPC Updated: Jan 2, 2019
Profile: Kyraz01
Kyraz01 on Jun 26, 2018
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If you are twenty-one you have the right to go out and live your own life. If you have the opportunities, go ahead and move out. But you still talk to your family, I think they would understand.
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