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Anxiety and emotional abuse

Ekulz
Community Member
My entire family, (mum and 2 sisters) constantly emotionally abused me every damn day of my life and it's getting so hard to deal with. Example 1 - last night my mum stole my bank card to use for herself, this morning I asked for it back and she threatened to kill me and swang at me with a bat. When I try to stick up for myself by saying all I wanted was my stuff back, she will call my sisters and proceed to tell them a huge concoction of lies, to the point where my entire family is telling me they're gonna call the cops on me ect. This is just one example. This happens every single stupid day. No matter the situation I'm always wrong and my sisters hate me because of the constant lies they're being told by my mum.( my sisters dont live at home). I really cant take it anymore I dont do anything to annoy or piss anyone off. I spend all my time in my room alone, I don't have friends cause they won't come over to my house because of my family. Or they've already been threatened not to come back to see me. There is so much to say I can put it into words I just dont know what to do. My entire family hates me because of the constant lies my mum tells everyone. (She has a habit of jumping on her phone and calling my sisters to back her up whenever I try to stick up for myself which just makes it worse).
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jess334
Champion Alumni
Champion Alumni

Hi Ekulz,

First welcome to the forums. I hope you find some support here.

It sounds like you are having a really tough time with your family. Sometime family aren't the people who support you and instead bring you down. I have family members like that and although it was hard to do, I have now cut them out of my life.

Obviously that wont be possible for you at the moment. Living with your mum must be horrible. If I were you I would definitely be sticking to my room and hiding away too.

Do you mind if I ask how old you are?

If you are still at school is there someone there you trust that you can talk to? A teacher or a councillor?

If you have left school, can you go and see a GP? They can refer you to see a psychologist under a mental health plan. Speaking to someone about what is happening at home might help.

It's unlikely you will be able to change your mother or sisters behaviour, but talking to someone might help you cope with it a bit better.

Is there any other family members who you trust? Aunties or grandparents? Maybe there is someone else you can stay with for a while just to get a break?

Hopefully you can move out as soon as possible and not have to deal with it anymore.

Please keep using this forum for as long as you need / want. I would also suggest giving Headspace a call. They have a great 1 on 1 free counselling for people under 25. headspace.org.au/eheadspace/

kind thoughts, jess

therising
Valued Contributor
Valued Contributor

Hi Ekulz

I really do feel for you so much and, like Jess, wonder about certain aspects of your situation (age, degree of financial independence, ability to move out etc).

I'm also wondering about your objective. Is it about gaining greater support and understanding from family, in regard to the the extent of your mum's lies and abuse or is it more so about wanting to cut ties with family, seeking outside support?

When it comes to 'truth telling', I have a friend who gets seriously frustrated with her father when he's been drinking. He'll occasionally say abusive things to her and later, when he's sober, deny having said such things. She actually started recording the conversations on her phone. She found that recording him to be her way of revealing what really goes on, otherwise her version of the truth was seen as a lie.

Theft and attempted assault are, of course, serious issues. Is there someone you can stay with, in order to get out of the house, even for a brief period? Can you talk to friends? If you're a young person whose friends are still living at home, can you gain support and accommodation from the parents of these friends? If so, this may give you the time you need to gain a bit of clarity and much needed guidance (emotionally and perhaps legally).

Of course, at the end of the day, the objective is about no longer subjecting yourself to such abuse. If your mum is not going to change her behaviour, it's you who needs to change things in support of yourself. I look forward to gaining more insight regarding your situation and possible options.

Take care of yourself Ekulz