Kicked out of my house today. Is it my fault?

Kyl

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This will be somewhat long so if you want to click away now I won't blame you.

So I've been depressed since I was 12 I was diagnosed with major depressive disorder when I was 15. I was hopitalized with anorexia at age 16. When I turned 17 I developed anxiety and panic disorder and now I am age 19 and still suffer with all of the things listed except anorexia. I have recovered from that.

Basically as you can see I just can't get my shit together. I have tons of mental illness and demons I battle every day. Now I'm sure you are wondering how I got this way. So I'll explain.

When I was 7 years old my Father was diagnosed with lymes disease and systemic lupus. He had an aneurysm in his aortic valve and neuropathy in his legs. I have good memories of him up until the diagnoses. He was prescribed pain medication such as oxycontin, hydrocodone, roxycodone, also he had klonopin, xanax, etc. As some of you can probably relate to this he became very addicted to the pain medication and spiraled out of control. He was either really UP or very down. There was no more 'normal' dad. I believe he lost his mind to those pills. My Mom left him and I lived at my grandparents. I always felt like a burden to them. My Mom had to get a restraining order on my Dad because he started using methamphetamine. When he was using he'd call us all hours of the night leaving horrific voicemails.

Fast forward a bit and me and mom have our own place and mom gets a phone call at 3 am on 1-19-2012. It's my uncle informing us my Dad has passed away. He swallowed 30ish Klonopin pills and fell asleep, he awoke to find he was dying. Instantly regretting his decision once conscious he called 911. He lived out in the middle of bumfuck nowhere and it took ambulance 30 minutes to get there. Once there, the ambulance had to bust in because he had boarded up the doors (I guess meth use made him paranoid) they found him crawling to the door. He died on the way to the hospital.

The news hit me like a ton of bricks though I thought I had prepared myself for it. In all actuality I was not even closely prepared. My depression worsened, anorexia developed, and anxiety shortly followed. I've seen tons of counselors, taken tons of anti-depressants, and nothing worked. Eventually I started dabbling with drugs myself. Started with weed, then shrooms, then lsd, then cocaine. Which is as far as I went. I was and still am constantly searching for something to fill a void. I have developed depersonalization and derealization after a very intense lsd trip as well.

Today, I am kicked out of my house by my Mom because I lied about being in college. I told her I was going like I was suppose to when in all actuality I quit going back in October. Main reason being was, all of my mental illnesses worsened, my anxiety got to it's peak and had panic attacks every night and insomnia. I would be up anywhere between 4am-8am before I was too exhausted to do anything and just crashed. School started at 9am and my depression and anxiety just won't let me out of bed. But my Mom doesn't get it. I feel like shit for lying about going but I literally had no motivation or strength to continue college. So I was kicked out today when she saw my grades online. Now I have to pay $1600 back to the school for quitting. So she is more pissed about that.

So is it my fault about quitting college considering all of my mental illness? What do I need to do?
 
i'm sorry to hear your dad passed away, i can't imagine what its like to lose a parent.

i don't think you need to lay blame on yourself for dropping out of college, it sounds like something you were unable to do so it had to happen. now you aren't living at home where are you? do you have a job to support yourself? is there anything you want to do?

do you still take any drugs? medication? have you tried CBT?
 
i'm sorry to hear your dad passed away, i can't imagine what its like to lose a parent.

i don't think you need to lay blame on yourself for dropping out of college, it sounds like something you were unable to do so it had to happen. now you aren't living at home where are you? do you have a job to support yourself? is there anything you want to do?

do you still take any drugs? medication? have you tried CBT?
Hey Mysterie thank you for the reply!

Right now, I am couch hopping from friend to friend. I am jobless as for the reason stated above. The depression and anxiety has rendered me debilitated. That may be dramatic but that's how it feels. I've stopped all the drug use except the occasional alcoholic beverage. I am not on any meds whatsoever and excuse my lack of knowledge but I don't know what CBT is.

EDIT: I've looked up cbt and no I haven't tried it. It may be something I need. As of now I have no one to talk to about my issues. Most of my friends cannot grasp my issues because they just haven't been in my shoes. But I am an extremely emotional person.
 
Hey Mysterie thank you for the reply!

Right now, I am couch hopping from friend to friend. I am jobless as for the reason stated above. The depression and anxiety has rendered me debilitated. That may be dramatic but that's how it feels. I've stopped all the drug use except the occasional alcoholic beverage. I am not on any meds whatsoever and excuse my lack of knowledge but I don't know what CBT is.

EDIT: I've looked up cbt and no I haven't tried it. It may be something I need. As of now I have no one to talk to about my issues. Most of my friends cannot grasp my issues because they just haven't been in my shoes. But I am an extremely emotional person.

how are you feeling couchsurfing? what is your relationship like with your mother? i wonder if you could try to talk to her/have a heart-to-heart and see if you can rebuild the trust that was lost when you lied to her in such a big way. if you can be honest with her about why you mislead her about going to college, and tell her that you are trying to work with your mental health problems by seeing a psychologist and do CBT and/or a Doctor/psychiatrist and see what works best for you.

i have started 3 uni courses already since i finished HS and i have dropped out of all of them, first two was after 3 months or so and the most recent one i quit after a year and a half. i have experienced anxiety/depression since year 9 (14 y.o.), but now at 22 i'll start studying social work next year and i feel like i've found something that i feel i want to be doing.

do you think you inability to get out of bed to go to uni was due to it being something you were forcing yourself to do, is there anything you could do that you think might energise you. i think your mom would want to think you have some plan for the future of what to do, even if its just volunteering somewhere for now, to help break you out of your shell a bit and feel more comfortable doing some kind of job.

something that has been a boon for me having a more stable emotional state is practicing meditation, learning to be comfortable with ur own thoughts, feelings, is an invaluable tool which can be put into practice in any moment. i think that is ultimately the best antidote to anxiety/depression, but it is of course something that will mesh with people when they feel ready to receive it. this book really opened my eyes up to understanding meditation from a beginners view. i became grounded in the technique through doing a 10 day silent vipassana retreat which i felt a strong pull towards doing.

i hope something of this helps, i know how tough i was on myself from 18-20 as someone who is very emotionally sensitive, but ultimately more experiences will open up some more space for an ability to see life from multiple perspectives.
 
No I don't think its your fault given the circumstances. I am so very sorry about everything you went through w your dad and his passing away like that.


Mental/emotional illnesses are real. I know. Your mom is under a lot of stress-I'm sure that's why she's reacting the way she is. Maybe a Dr. could intervene for you? Explain where you are.

I feel for you Kyl. It's not easy. It has to be addressed. I wish you the very best. <3
 
My parents had substance abuse problems and I found myself in similar situations.

What I finally realized was that my mom's trust was screwed up by my dad's use.

Any drug use by me was intolerable by her, anytime she had to question her trust with me it was not good.

She would overreact and cause more damage to me than the substance, but that was because she was screwed up by the years of lies and disappointments of my dad.
It wasn't me that did that damage, and it wasn't exactly her fault for her actions.

I sincerely hope that you and your mom can get that crap out of your lives sooner than it took for me.
Perhaps bringing a third party into the mix would help, a counselor doctor or mutual family friend or relative?
 
I went through cbt therapy and it helped with panic attacks. Just ask yourself. is college for you? What do you really want to do with your life? You dont have to live in the past, hope comes in many forms.
 
Kyl, your mental illnesses do not define you--depression and anxiety seem perfectly understandable consequences to what you have suffered in life. When a person has had to develop in that much chaos and pain, how could he or she not feel imbalance?

Your mom has probably been counseled by friends or popular culture to try tough love with you. It sounds to me that you two could benefit from going to family counseling of some sort. She needs to understand that what you are going through is far beyond the prescribed path of college. If you do not get support for what is causing you so much pain things will continue to spiral out of control for both of you. Sometimes, you just need to have a safe place to listen to each other and a good family counselor could provide that. Do you think you could ask your mom if she would take you?
 
Idk your mother, but is it possible that if you showed her you were taking steps to get better (i.e. seeing a mental health professional, holding down a job, making a plan to go back to school) that she'd let you back in?
Has she stated any boundaries that you need to stay within to live in her house? Do you even want to live with your mother?
 
Went through the same sit at 20 I'm now 26. I had pretend class from 9-3pm. Eventually shyt hits fan and parents furious. The next few months I worked and payed them back for the 3k they wasted on me. It'll all be ok just work and pay the money back it'll be fine.
 
Lying about something that big is a major problem, but I understand why you did. I have been lying to my family for a while now about various things, including my job situation and car situation. It never feels good to lie to the people who are there to support us, but sometimes there's no other options left it seems. I suggest you open up the communication ASAP. Is your mom aware of addiction and mental problems? If so, that's great; if not, I suggest you find someone who you can talk to face to face. Couchsurfing is just going to make you more miserable. The sooner you can get a conversation going with someone who can help, the sooner you will begin living. I am terribly sorry to hear about your father. Reading your story has me in tears.
 
The more I see your thread title and the more I read the subsequent posts the more I think, "yes, it is your fault you got kicked out."
Taking responsibility is one of life's biggest privileges/burdens. You are the master of your fate; the captain of your soul.
 
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