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Tried talking to my parents about how shit my mental health is.
I only got to talking about how I feel, not some of the things that were bothering me and was met with,
"Grow up!"
And
"Oh no, is an ant crawling on you again,"
And
"Just get off social media," (which I have reduced my intake of)
So I don't know if I'm just bad at communicating how I feel. I think it's because I got emotional, and that made them might’ve made them feel threatened.
Some parents are not going to be a good choice to talk to about mental health. It’s hard to process this about someone you want to share stuff with, but it’s better to accept it. It can worsen mental health if you try to open up to someone and they belittle you. Do you have other people who you can talk to?
many big hugs
it's not you
one would hope expressions of feelings would be responded to with empathy and caring
I don't have good advice here but for me I understand what you're feeling. It's rough.