Unfeathered chicken, It's about the quality of the people in your life not how many you have. Please, never sell yourself short and believe us when we say there are people who care about you. I am sorry your family life is emotionally abusive but you have to hang in there and not give up. Do you have extended family you could get support from? Or even confide in your friends? I wish I could give you a big hug right now but a BP virtual one will have to do! 🤗 stay strong sweetheart xo

I can’t talk to extended family about it but ig I’ll try to hang in. I have a friend who knows small details but not much otherwise. Also hug 🤗 to u too :)

@ Unfeathered Chicken - WE your BP adopted family of friends are ALL here for you. Sending love and Hugs.

Unfeathered Chicken, we all know you are smart and funny from all your comments. I also feel you to be thoughtful and kind. Perhaps you don't show this side of yourself in public (might be because of the emotional abuse) but it is there. Future you wants a lot from you, but all future you really needs is for you to stay alive so they can exist. Reach out to any and all support available to find someone who can keep you safe until you can do it for yourself. We believe in you. We are rooting for you. Future you is going to be awesome!

Things do get better. I attempted when I was at my lowest, and I'm so happy I didn't succeed, because my life is happy. You can get away from family like that, you can make a life. The only way is up.

Life scares me

Hugs from me too. :) I know how you feel. When I was a teenager I was constantly bullied for my looks. I was so scared, I was even afraid of any group of other teenagers just passing by. I read books everywhere (even when walking the streets) so I didn't have to look up. I was worried every laughter was because of me. I didn't talk about it, with no one. It was in the 90s and I didn't know who to turn to or what to do. But I'm glad I grew stronger as I grew older. It's people treating others badly that are the ones with the problem. Not you. There's nothing wrong with you. If you live in any kind of abusive situation, please look for professional help. You need to get out of it or learn how to cope with such persons. They probably won't change as they won't realize they have and they ARE the problem. So the only thing we can do is to leave the situation or learn how to tell abusive people to stop. Life is beautiful and you will find your place in it.

PS: Looking for help is not a sign of weakness, it's a sign of strength and self-reflection. There will always be situations in life we can't deal with on our own. You have all the abilities to help yourself. You just need someone to help you discover your strength and give you the mental tools to learn dealing with difficult situations. I was often scared in live and I often still am. But so are other people too. That's nothing to be ashamed of, it's a normal reaction to difficult things. And you're not alone. You just haven't met the people that will help you or you will be friends with. It's okay to be scared but please don't let fear paralyze you. We all need to learn to act against our fears, step by step, every day. You can do it, you have the power. And believe me, sometimes it's easier than we thought it would be. Just take the first step, I send you love. :)

It scares most of us. We are in this together. Earth. One planet. One love. All humans surrogate family together. Sending love to you. Big Hugs!

oh love, its okay. i understand how you feel, my mother was emotionally abusive to me for years and years before I finally began to get help, let me know if you ever want to talk, okay? <3 hugs