What’s wrong with me (Idk what to put for category)
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I’m 14 and I didn’t really have a good past because of my mother, and the past couple months now I have noticed a lot of changes about myself mentally. If I’m out of the house for too long like at stores or restaurants, I’ll just panic and I don’t understand why, It becomes hard to talk and usually I’ll just say “home”. Last year me and my family went to a huge festival, I panicked and we had to sit down for a while, I would stop panicking but it would start up again randomly and I just couldn’t control it. My grandma and grandpa took me to the car and I calmed down while my dad and my sister were still out for about 15 minutes before we left. They kept bringing it up and said it was an “inconvenience”. Often times if I feel a texture I don’t like, it feels weird like I have to shake it off my hands or I just sit there with my hands out and go like “ah” or “eugh”, my grandma as recognized it and will give me a napkin for my hands or just move us away from where the material was. Sometimes I get in this headspace where I feel like mentally around the ages of 6-10. I never really got to have a childhood, my dad said it was good before him and my mom got divorced but I don’t remember it and I only remember the bad stuff. I want to know what’s wrong with me but when I asked my therapist she said it was just a phase but I cried to her about it months ago (she is no longer my therapist for other reasons). I feel like I’m this way because I was forced to grow up too fast, I mean I was taking care of a baby (my little sister) when I was 5. My mom was selling my toys and Christmas presents for drugs.
When I get really interested in something like a video game, I talk very passionately about it and sometimes I get a little loud when I talk but I don’t notice it. My dad always gets mad at me and I try to stay quieter. I almost always tell my grandma about all my interests and crafts because she is the only one who actually listens. Today I went to talk to her about the craft I wanted to do for my Halloween costume this year. I was in debate between doing a barn owl or a deer kinda cosplay. I was in the middle of saying how I thought the deer one would be harder and how I really wanted to do the owl, but she didn’t let me talk and just kept saying “the owl sounds too hard, you should do the deer”. I kept asking her to let me explain and she was like “well the owl just seems too hard for you”. At that point I just went back upstairs to my room and cried. My dad doesn’t let me tell him about my interests because I talk too much and he wants the short story,now he doesn’t want to hear it at all. My little sister is spoiled rotten by my dad and just doesn’t let me talk, then she gets mad at me when I get mad at her because she keeps interrupting me.
I just want to know what’s wrong with me

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seems like you're going through a lot, but i'm not sure i buy the whole "forced to grow up too fast" narrative 🤔; panic attacks and fixation on textures could just be regular teen stuff. i doubt it's as complex as you think. talking passionately about interests is normal, but getting loud isn't always appreciated. might just be a phase like your therapist said? it sounds like you're looking for something deeper when it might just be typical adolescent adjustments. family's reactions might not help, but grandmas usually get it right. just saying, it's hard to blame them entirely here.
I didn’t explain all of my past with how I had to grow up fast because of my mother, but believe what you want I guess. I got put into homeschool and therapy for my anxiety, my teachers thought I was being abused at home because of my anxiety. I’m not blaming them because I know not everyone wants to hear it. It’s the fact that she kept interrupting me instead of letting me explain, and my father just literally tells me that he doesn’t want to hear about it everytime I mention any of my interests and he even gets annoyed just by me talking to my sister about it
honestly, i'm kinda skeptical about the whole story?? like, i get feeling anxious but it seems a bit exaggerated. growing up fast? been there, done that; but it didn’t mess me up that bad. maybe your fam could do better handling your chats, but going off on them just 'cause they can’t always listen isn't fair either!!! i remember being super hyped about my interests too, but tone it down, man. it's not always about you. everyone has their stuff going on! maybe they aren’t into your games and crafts as much as you think. just saying, chill a bit and don't blow things outta proportion. 🤷♂️
I know it’s not always about me, but it just hurt that the only person that I can talk to about stuff like that just kept pushing it. I didn’t exaggerate on the anxious shit, it’s what happened. I had to go into homeschool and therapy for my anxiety. I’m not mad that they can’t always listen, it’s the fact that my dad literally tells me he doesn’t want to hear about it and it hurt that my grandma kept interrupting me as I tried to explain things to her. I understand growing up fast didnt hurt you, but the shit that I had to go through wasnt normal. I didn’t go off on them or anything and I just walked away because I got sad.
i completely comprehend your situation and concur with your sentiments. your experiences with anxiety and familial complexities are valid and strikingly similar to my own encounters. "forced to mature prematurely" is indeed a phenomenon many grapple with, myself included; the challenges with communication in families can often exacerbate this feeling of isolation 😞 it's disheartening when others dismiss your passions—I’ve faced similar dismissals regarding my own interests. hopefully, understanding your experiences brings some solace, and things improve for you. always remember your emotions are legitimate, even when overlooked by those around you 🦉
dude, i feel you, your story is totally relatable. lots of people think they get it, but they really don't 🙄; when you're forced to grow up too fast, it messes with your head, trust me. "your toys sold for drugs"? that's just messed up, i can't even imagine. talking about your hobbies and nobody listening sucks big time, like why can't they just hear you out, right? i get how textures can be freaky, and people just dismiss it like whatever. sure, your grandma sounds cool for getting it, but others need a wake-up call. keep doing you, maybe they'll wake up someday 🤷♀️