I literally have no privacy, I'm twenty years old, but I'm treated like I'm ten. I was forced to come home from a planned trip to go to central with my friends at 7pm. They intended to stay till 11-12. I got so many phone calls and messages spamming me I felt too embarrassed staying around any longer. The worst part was this outing was a friend's birthday, and they'd bought tickets to go winter wonderland for me as well.
I got into a massive argument when I got home, but the blame was thrown on me, and how I am not allowed to go out with boys till 11?? Even though there was a bunch of girls too.
My friends didn't like me much anymore after that.
At home, I can't even have a room for privacy. Being a family of five and living in tiny council accommodation, I have to share a room with my five year old sister, who my Mum often accompanies a lot because she's younger around the house.
I can't even find a place to sit down and study without her coming in and putting her ipad on full volume. When it's 8pm, I can't have the lights on because she needs to sleep, completely stopping me from studying after 8. It's bloody stupid. I don't like studying anywhere else because the house is small and all my books folders and notes are in my room.
I want to go to westfield to catch a movie that's on for only one day. Problem is, it's late at night. Know what my parents said? Can't go without your brother.
MY BROTHER IS THIRTEEN YEARS OLD, WHAT IS THAT EVEN MEANT TO MEAN? HOW IS GOING WITH HIM ANY DIFFERENT??
What I wear is judged, what I talk about is judged. I'm not allowed to do certain things.
In front of relatives, I'm not allowed to do anything. I'm pressured into going into medicine, because they told everyone I'm doing medicine, and if I don't go, I'll be "shaming" the family. I'm essentially not even allowed to do any other university course.
When I get low grades, they scream at me and take away my gaming consoles and phone and leave me with literally nothing.
They criticise my interests in anime and manga and everytime a fight comes round, they always insult everything I do as a hobby. It's because of them I've just gone to hiding all my stuff and just keeping to myself.
This restrictive lifestyle just makes me want to die. I've cried so many times because of how judgemental and controlling my parents are.
all the other girls are flowing with cash, but I'm screamed at if I buy anything above £40. I usually end up only buying one thing for myself very six months because of this. I'm not given an allowance or any kind of money to use freely myself.
I suffer from social anxiety and my parents mock me for being weak-minded and putting this kind of thinking on myself by force? I've had this condition since I was four years old, wtf?? When I get depressive episodes, my mum just gets angry and makes snarky remarks at me and starts listing all my failures and how stupid I am making me feel worse.
my father is even more bad. he just destroys any sense of self-esteem i have. anytime he's home he only shouts at me and insults me.
they've started calling me selfish and threaten me that if I dont get good grades they're going to force me to work at a local restaurant to clean toilets.
I cannot afford to live on my own and am currently in full time education. I'm not allowed to have a job, and spend most of my time when not in college at home.
i honestly feel suffocated.