Living with my parents is absolutely terrible

I am so very sorry and sad that you feel so bad. I am in my 60s but your account could have been written by me when I was young and living at home with my parents, the only difference being that I lived in a small town. I felt stuck but everything was too overwhelming to even contemplate moving out and I didn’t have the finances to do that anyway. I hated my situation. I had no friends, no awareness that I was autistic and had executive functioning difficulties. I was being treated for anxiety with a major tranquilliser that should never have been prescribed. The psychiatrist didn’t recognise meltdowns. I used to go out in all weathers every evening, wandered about and returned late at night. I dreamt of having my own place but thought I would never cope. My father was controlling and I would have been subjected to what is now recognised as psychological abuse. It is too long a story to tell you the rest, but eventually i was able to buy my own home. It was tough but time slowly allowed things to become easier.  

You definitely do have options and you need to start looking into these. You may be overwhelmed, but the reality is that you stay as you are, or you get help to help yourself get out of the situation. There are no other options. First start looking at what is possible, as if it were for a different person, by making an appointment with your GP and explaining how you feel. You could ask for counselling, a mental health referral or signposting to a support organisation. You could contact a support that is listed on this website. You will get through this and eventually your situation will change. Well done for reaching out to us here and do make that move to getting professional help.

I am so very sorry and sad that you feel so bad. I am in my 60s but your account could have been written by me when I was young and living at home with my parents, the only difference being that I lived in a small town. I felt stuck but everything was too overwhelming to even contemplate moving out and I didn’t have the finances to do that anyway. I hated my situation. I had no friends, no awareness that I was autistic and had executive functioning difficulties. I was being treated for anxiety with a major tranquilliser that should never have been prescribed. The psychiatrist didn’t recognise meltdowns. I used to go out in all weathers every evening, wandered about and returned late at night. I dreamt of having my own place but thought I would never cope. My father was controlling and I would have been subjected to what is now recognised as psychological abuse. It is too long a story to tell you the rest, but eventually i was able to buy my own home. It was tough but time slowly allowed things to become easier.  

You definitely do have options and you need to start looking into these. You may be overwhelmed, but the reality is that you stay as you are, or you get help to help yourself get out of the situation. There are no other options. First start looking at what is possible, as if it were for a different person, by making an appointment with your GP and explaining how you feel. You could ask for counselling, a mental health referral or signposting to a support organisation. You could contact a support that is listed on this website. You will get through this and eventually your situation will change. Well done for reaching out to us here and do make that move to getting professional help.