Anonymous
I feel mentally tortured by my household. My physical needs are taken care of, but my emotional burdens remain. The yelling, the screaming, the nagging, the suppression of free will. I'm in my mid-20s, but why do I still get treated like I'm 14 years old? I'm just constantly living on edge, with an irrational fear of getting in trouble, of not meeting parental expectations. It's really eating into my life. I find no joy in life anymore. Everyday is routinely. Everyday is the same. I feel like I can't breathe. I feel suffocated. What else do I have to hold onto when my identity has literally been stripped away from me?