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I'm living at my dads house with him and his wife, not my mum who passed away in 95. Anyway stepmother is real piece of work and we DO NOT get along, we are oil and water.
I have epilepsy and clinical depression, take something like 12-13 meds daily, 3 of which are antidepressants and my room is always an absolute pigsty as I never feel like cleaning and my dad keeps telling me to clean up which tbh just makes me least inclined to do anything. He thinks it's just laziness
Am I lazy?, is it the depression? Or does my dad not understand how depression effects people?
Please help
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Hello Kat
I can understand how confusing this is. I still remember when I was teenager and couldn't understand why chores and clean room are so important. Sometimes even more important than happy peaceful household. There are so many better, more productive or enjoyable things to do. In the end, I just hid everything in the corner and made the room look cleaner.
Now when I look back, I think that parents wants us to show that we care about them and their wishes too. We're all different and have different things that make us happy and sometimes all it needs is a clean room.
I hope that this clears up things a little, I hope you're doing well considering your situation and wish that things will get better for you. Please take good care and feel free to share anything you need to
