10 Signs Your Parents Are Making You Depressed

Are you miserable or depressed when you’re around your parents? When battling depression, it’s important you have a strong support system, and that includes having a supportive family. But it can be difficult when it’s your parents that are causing some of the trauma you’re trying to undo.

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Writer: Chloe Avenasa
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[bruhmoment]

“you’re too young to be depressed! stop over exaggerating and get over it!!!”

[lotus]

how do you send this to your parents without sending it to your parents

[austins]

1. They hold you back from your dreams.
2. They put a lot of pressure on you.
3. They're emotionally unavailable to you.
4. Their presence overwhelms you.
5. They worsen your depression.
6. Their dysfunction rubs off on you.
7. Their mental illness affects you.
8. They struggle with substance abuse.
9. They have become abusive.
10. They don't help you overcome depression.

[nolifegirlie]

"You don't have time to be depressed, go study now!"

Heck yeah, mom

[sofiaaa]

Why am I watching this I already knew I was gonna say yes too most if not all :’)

[ecntesy]

my parents have taught me a great lesson, they taught me who I don’t want to be to my children

[bunii]

“It’s because of that damn phone!”
“You’re not depressed, stop!”
“I did everything to make you happy!”
“Don’t be so dramatic!”
“It’s the gadgets”

[rushali]

#11 They will never understand that they are making you depressed or the fact that you have depression until extremeties happen.

[pexie]

“Aren’t you too old/young for this”
“After i gave everything to make u happy”
“Demand demand demand”


what’s next?

[selfhelpchampion]

"What’s More Important: Your Ego or
Hearing Your Child?"
C. Lynn Williams,

[fawn]

my parents don’t value mental health, where they’re from it’s seen as unimportant. Whenever i speak about my problems i’m called stupid and my mom makes “threats” of sending me to a mental hospital/psych ward :/

[gencemosia]

Any human being that makes another human being feel less of a human being is despicable.

[izstrella]

The “you’re the only good thing in my life” pressure hurts so much.

I want to leave and distance myself from them so badly because I know it’s what’s best for me, but one of them is so reliant on my support I don’t know what to do without them calling me selfish.

[theholywater]

Anyone else feel targeted here?
This is getting a lil too accurate 😂

[SanaaStark]

Denying their kids or siblings help after they’ve asked for it is also abuse: …going no contact is the best way to start the healing process

[chloeF]

Me:"I think i have anxiety. Can I please go to a therapist."
"Honey they're more important things we have to worry about. I'm sure you have friends to talk to."
Me: Friendless

[sxnoofairy]

I need this to hear this 5 words from my family 🥺👌

1. I love you so much
2. Never give up. We are here for you
3. You are doing well
4. You don't need to be perfect
5. We are lucky to have you

[ohshanana]

whenever my parents hear about celebrities having depression they say “we have to take mental health seriously” but when I say i’m depressed they say “you’re just a child what do you know about depression”

[SV-uzvk]

You have no idea how glad and grateful i am that my parents aren't like this at all.. I wish the people who struggle with toxic parents find strength and i hope y'all find your happiness soon :)

[zarinapublicmutual]

I can’t tell my problems to them like if I’m sick or dealing with something I can’t tell them because they will just say that I am faking it or I just don’t wanna go to school 😔and I do relate to some of them...