Parents Not Understanding, Yelling At Me.

[Coffeegirl83]

My parents are furious, because of my PTSD. They do not understand the diagnosis.

I still live at home, and they cannot understand why I need so much sleep. They often yell at me, when I sleep afternoons and evenings. In addiction they call me lazy, and say that I am pretending. Now they are forcing me to go back to the place where the accident was. I know that it will not help me, when I just get horrible flashbacks.

How can I make them understand? I do not want to live like this anymore. They should know that being me is not fun right now. No matter what I say.. they won't listen.... PLEASE HELP ME!

 

[Spiderallis]

Are you in therapy or other treatment? If so, try to arrange a family session so your parents can hear from your therapist about your condition. Sometimes it takes the authority of a degree hanging on the wall to make some people listen. If you aren't in therapy there are some online articles they could read. It's invalidating to be called lazy when you're dealing with PTSD, they need to understand that you're ill and didn't get a choice.

 

[Changing4Best]

If you are not in therapy, I think you should be. Then follow the advice of the first person who replied here.

I can tell you, that I have maybe gotten about eleven hours of sleep in the last 48 hours. I have to take medicines to help me to sleep, as I wake up in the middle of the night and cannot go back to sleep afterwards, even though I might only have gotten 4 hours of sleep. I have trouble falling asleep too. So I can relate to your needing to sleep. We all need sleep, especially when nightmares wake us up and keep us awake the rest of the night, because we fear sleep will bring on another nightmare!

I have complex PTSD, early childhood abuse and molestation and then later in life I was raped. I don't really feel safe in a bed, sad to say.

 

[Coffeegirl83]

Are you in therapy or other treatment? If so, try to arrange a family session so your parents can h...

I was in therapy, but I quit. After a while, I did not want to talk about myself or the traumatic event...

 

[Coffeegirl83]

If you are not in therapy, I think you should be. Then follow the advice of the first person who rep...

I am not in therapy anymore.

 

[Changing4Best]

If therapy was not helping you, you probably did not get a therapist who works specifically with trauma patients. That is very important in choosing a therapist!

 

[Coffeegirl83]

If therapy was not helping you, you probably did not get a therapist who works specifically with tra...

But we do not have enough money for a therapist anymore.. and my parents think that therapists are stupid.

 

[anonymous]

What age are you @Coffeegirl83? If you are still in school, is there anyone there who might be able to help you to access more support?

 

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@Coffeegirl83
It's awful that your parents are like that. THere is a site called 7cupsoftea that I find quite helpful. Maybe it can help you also. It offers counseling and theraphy.

 

[Coffeegirl83]

What age are you @Coffeegirl83? If you are still in school, is there anyone there w...

I have no school to go to.

 

[Coffeegirl83]

@Coffeegirl83
It's awful that your parents are like that. THere is a site called 7cup...

Thank you for the recommendation.

 

[Changing4Best]

In the county where I live, there is a place where one can see a therapist and also a psychiatrist at reduced rates or even free, for those who are very poor. Check in your local phone book and other places to see if you can find such a place where you live.