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written by: failure
posted: 09.08.2008
message:

i feel so terriable for all the pain i cause my mommy.my mommy is a single parent and is handling me on her own.i have another sibling but she is older than me and doesnt live at home.

shes quite self obsorbed and thinks about herself at times.she contstanlty pesters my mommy for more money and boys.i know she needs to grow as a person and stuff but mommy.

i keep setting out to help her by not making eating an onvioius issue for one day or not get upset and supress myself but it never works.ever.

does anyone know a way i could give her a break for a while?

does anyone else feel like they're pushing the closest person to them away?

i dont deserve her i know that but i keep pushing her away because of my frustration.


Reply post 1: (No Subject)

written by: lollypop
posted: 11.08.2008
message:

u do deserve her

do u fink if u wer honest to ur mum about how u feel she wuld appreciate it and mayb it wil help her to understand therfor worry tht tiny bit less

i pushed my family away n it hurt them ye but i was hurtin myself just like u r

remember its not u pushin her away its the illness

some parents r ther for u no matter wat u go fru or atleast they shuld b u hav nuffin to feel guilty for i kno u feel u do but in reality u dunt

mayb write how u feel to ur mum or make her a card tellin her u love her or simple fings like make her a drink or giv her a hug

i not sure how else i can help

only u kno ur mum and kno how to handle fings wid her

but i found wid mine if i reassured her and told her the truth as much as i culd it helped her

she was greatful to not b left in the dark about it

sorry i cnt b mor help take care hun

o and u arnt a faliure ther is no such fing as failing its just not doin so well as u like.

xxx


Reply post 2: true.

written by: failure
posted: 11.08.2008
message:

i have tried what you said and it seems to have help,thankyou.

its true that the more i try to surpress the way i feel for even the smallest of moments then i stress her out more because she can sense something is wrong.

my has been amazing through all of this illness and continues to stand by me.i will continue to do the small things for now and soon when i am more able to do more then i will.like take her on a break away or somewhere of her choice.

thankyou.is there anything i can help you with?


Reply post 3: (No Subject)

written by: lollypop
posted: 14.08.2008
message:

its great ur mum is ther to support u and it sounds like u care alot about her

i hav had a ruff time of it wid my mum she has never known how to act about it and it caused alot of strain on our relationship i try so hard to do things to make her happy it doesnt work for me tho

wat helped ur mum b so understandin n ther for u?

hope ur k take care


Reply post 4: lollypop

written by: failure
posted: 16.08.2008
message:

my mommy dosent understand.know one but those going through it understand.but shes patient and willing to learn.

my mommy talks to a doctor to get her questions answerd.it only happens when they can fit her in but its better than nothing.

i have to talk to her.unless i talk there is no way for her to learn or know whats going on.we may think how we are feeling or needing is obvious but 90% of the time its not.your mom needs to know in plain and simple.

were you and your mom close before all of this?

do you want your mom to be there for her.

maybe she feels pushed away,dosent want to get too close incase she makes things worse-thats the worst thing to do becuase it would make you feel lonely but maybe?

talk to her.thats all i can say.parents dont understand.its new to them.its not a normal parent thing or adult thing to grow up knowing how to help someone with a mental illness.

get back to me and tell me how you are and if anythings changed.

me.im a mess still.


Reply post 5: lollypop

written by: failure
posted: 16.08.2008
message:

my mommy dosent understand.know one but those going through it understand.but shes patient and willing to learn.

my mommy talks to a doctor to get her questions answerd.it only happens when they can fit her in but its better than nothing.

i have to talk to her.unless i talk there is no way for her to learn or know whats going on.we may think how we are feeling or needing is obvious but 90% of the time its not.your mom needs to know in plain and simple.

were you and your mom close before all of this?

do you want your mom to be there for her.

maybe she feels pushed away,dosent want to get too close incase she makes things worse-thats the worst thing to do becuase it would make you feel lonely but maybe?

talk to her.thats all i can say.parents dont understand.its new to them.its not a normal parent thing or adult thing to grow up knowing how to help someone with a mental illness.

get back to me and tell me how you are and if anythings changed.

me.im a mess still.


Reply post 6: (No Subject)

written by: lollypop
posted: 18.08.2008
message:

hey

me n my mum hav a weird relationship

its very long complicated but basically in 1 of a few children she had in a short time n she couldnt cope alone so we had lots of other help n tht n basically they brought me up mum was ther but i guess i spent mor time wid the helpers i cant complain tho as i had a great childhood fun n always sum1 ther but then ther wer the problems as wid all familys - n unfortunately those problems stay wid me n cause problems now. my mum says shes ther for me but wen push comes to shuv she isnt

talkin to my mum only hinders cus it makes her worse wid her own depression n self loathin

do u like ur mum wantin to kno fings from the doc and by tryin to understand?

i find i like my own privacy n space too much

my mum may feel pushed out but she has a way of forcin in but then she doesnt like the outcome so runs away from it herslef if tht makes sense

i dunt fee lonely tht my mum isnt ther for me wid it or ther tryin to understand - i duno i find it easier to manage if i hav to deal wid it myself n just my own - if mum wer involved i would feel i had a duty to her too

u n ur mum seem close?

dus it cause many arguments?

how r fings a mess for u?

wid how u feel about ur mum?

do u see a therapist or anyfin? mayb ur mum could see one to help her wid how to help u and an outlet for her?

take care keep strong xx


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