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Annoyed with my family what can I do?

I am really fed up with my family. My mom and sister have lots of chronic illnesses. My mom has MS, high blood pressure and cholesterol and chronic skin problems and had cancer previously and my sister has POTS, endometriosis, epilepsy, ADHD, anxiety and more and has had appendicitis. It is really annoying because life has to constantly revolve around them making sure they are ok and I am really getting sick of it now. I have snapped at both of them quite a few times. My dad isn't very helpful about it all he says is just be glad you don't have any of it which makes me so made. They are my family but it is doing my head in now and I am fed up of having to be strong and this isn't a conversation I feel able to have with them about how I feel. I feel like I am expected to be the healthy one. What can I do?

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Anonymous #2

Hi,
It sounds really difficult regardless of what you do but I would recommend trying to talk as openly as you can with your family about it. yes they are struggling but you are also still a child who needs support (i presume, you didn't mention your age). I would suggest getting out the house where you can and just being seperate because it sounds quite intense at home. Also reach out to your school or college if it is too much as it's not fair for them to be reliant upon you.

Sorry I cannot be of more help, it'll get better eventually.

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They can't help being ill. If you can't handle it then move out (as soon as you're old enough, if you aren't old enough already) but don't get mad at them for having conditions, it's not their fault, and they probably feel bad enough being a burden on you as it is.