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Dear Boo,
I don’t know if I’m doing this right, to be honest. But oh well. I’ll get straight to the point.
A few years back, we moved to our new house, and I got really depressed about it. I had to see a therapist every Thursday and eventually ended up being threatened to send me to a mental hospital since it seemed to become almost like an addiction. They have me on 4 medications to help me. But it doesn’t seem like they’ve helped at all.
Then, recently (the beginning of this year.) I have told my mom that I liked girls and I eventually told her that I didn’t believe in God. She basically thinks that I am going through a “phase”. She keeps trying to force me to like guys and to believe in God.
Ever since then my mom has been calling me “disgusting” and a “messed up child”. My dad always tried talking to me about talking to her about it. Yet when I did I always got yelled at so I eventually stopped trying. But he always kept telling me to be the bigger person and talk to her first. Yet she doesn’t try at all. It’s always walking on eggshells around her.
When I tried writing a note to her about how I felt (at the time I was scared of confrontation.) it somehow got her really upset and sent my dad to beat my butt basically. Ever since then I’ve been scared to tell them anything.
This past week, my Aunt died. So everyone is walking around on eggshells scared to make anyone mad and have all hell break loose on them (a lot of my family has anger issues, including me sadly.).
So lately I’ve been having a lot of stress on my back, and especially with school coming back in the next two weeks. I honestly don’t know what to do. I also have been having the feeling to self-harm again. As I said, I honestly don’t know what to do.
Babar~
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Dear Babar*,
Thanks for coming to me about your issues with your mom and how you feel. I do apologize for your letter being late, I took a couple of weeks off due to some personal reasons. You did the letter correctly, so don't worry about that.
Moving to a new house is a big change. I'm not sure if you changed schools or stayed in the same area, but either way, a move is hard. It's understandable why you started feeling depressed after moving. That is actually very common. You were comfortable with how things were and then suddenly you had to relocate.
Your bedroom becomes your comfort zone where you feel comfortable, safe, and protected. Moving takes that away and you have to create a new comfort zone in your new room, which may be hard to do. It will take time, but at the right moment, your room with begin feeling like your own spot again.
