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I still live with my parents at 22. They don’t want me to leave them. What the hell is wrong with them?

Anonymous in /c/TooAfraidToAsk

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I’ve always known that my parents were overbearing but I didn’t know there was a name for it and it would take a toll on me until I looked it up recently. They’ve never given me any freedom or encouraged me to leave the house and socialize with others. I’ve always been disappointed that I never got to go out with my friends, bring them over, go to parties, leave the city to vacation with friends, get my first kiss, etc. I’m still a virgin. I have no friends outside of work and I get really nervous when I try to talk to anyone. I got my first phone when I was 17 and even then it was to text/call them whenever they wanted me to. I had to collect at least 1200 texts on my part to prove to them that I was a good communicator. I was never allowed to go on a trip with anyone outside of my family, never got to stay the night anywhere- even as a kid with my classmates on a field trip. I have no siblings. I didn’t even get to have a friend over until I was 14. <br><br>I started working at 19 because my parents were too hard on me at home and I thought I would have money to get my own place. This irritated them and they didn’t let me have any of my money until I was 21. They locked it in a bank account that they controlled. I was so angry I just removed my name from it. They got mad at me and made me put my name back on it. I don’t know why they don’t want me to have a social life or my own place. They just say it’s because they want to spend time with me, but it feels like they genuinely don’t want me to spend time with others. It genuinely feels like they’re afraid that I’ll leave them when in reality it’s the opposite. I want to leave them but it feels like they won’t ever let me. <br><br>My parents are very paranoid too. They overthink and exaggerate everything I do when I’m not even leaving the house. It’s insane. They have to know where I am constantly and I feel like they need me around them constantly. I’ve never even been allowed to stay in my room and have the door closed for extended periods of time. My dad would think I’m doing drugs because I had a peppermint in my mouth from the gas station because he didn’t like mints. I ate two apple slices (fruit) and my mom thought it was a sign that I was suicidal. No joke. They have called the cops on me before because they thought I was acting weird from taking a bath. I’ve never drank, smoked, done drugs, or anything and they know that. I’ve never even been to the beach or gone swimming. I’ve never even gone for a jog/run or gone to the gym without them. I’ve never even gotten a manicure or pedicure done by someone else. <br><br>I’m 22 and I’m still expected to be in my room by 9pm every night. I’m not allowed to have anyone over unless it’s a family member on an approved day and time. It’s all so exhausting. I just want to have a normal experience in my 20’s but I don’t know how to get out of this? I don’t want to do anything bad or hurt my parents. I just want to live with other single people my age and just have a normal life, but I don’t know how to do that unless I move several states away and I don’t know where to start with that and I know they’d go ballistic if I did but I want to leave so badly.

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