I'm getting the ending thoughts YALLL
Man idk if I even wanna post this because I already know some people are gonna leave stupid comments without understanding cultural differences at all
First of all, I’m not from the USA. I don’t have “just move out,” shelter options, food banks, or easy access to random retail/waitress jobs everywhere
Where I live it’s basically:
Either you have a job or you’re poor. That’s it.
And in my culture it’s very common for women to stay with family until marriage. Even if a woman CAN move out alone, people make it extremely difficult socially and mentally
So when I vent about living with family and people reply with “you’re lucky, I wish I lived with my parents” I genuinely wanna scream
Then why don’t you???
This is not a blessing for me. This is my curse right now
I’m 28. I WANT my own life. I wanna wake up peacefully. I wanna figure out my rebrand journey and build my business properly without hearing negativity every single day
My mother especially has always been extremely negative towards me. I’m the youngest out of 4 siblings and I noticed since childhood I’m treated differently
This woman barely ever says anything positive to me
It’s always:
“You’re poor.”
“You’re ugly.”
“You’re fat.”
“You look helpless.”
“People feel depressed talking to you.”
And the worst part is when you already have depression or low self worth, eventually their voice starts becoming your inner voice too
I try telling her:
“I have a plan.”
“I’m working on things.”
“Please just give me space if you can’t encourage me.”
But she genuinely cannot understand it
I feel EXTREMELY lonely. Yeah I have friends but realistically they can’t save me either. They’re women too dealing with their own lives and struggles
Nobody can magically rescue me from this house
And being broke makes EVERYTHING worse. If I had money I swear half my mental problems would calm down immediately because at least I could leave and breathe
People love acting like money doesn’t matter. Meanwhile money literally buys safety, peace, privacy, freedom, therapy, options
I’ve even started getting thoughts about ending my life sometimes. I’m not acting on them, but the thoughts come heavy when you wake up everyday feeling trapped in negativity and hopelessness
Then Reddit makes it worse sometimes too honestly
I posted my business website asking for feedback because I genuinely wanted opinions. A bunch of people basically said they’d never hire me or work with me
I know strangers online shouldn’t matter but damn… when your own mother already spent your whole life making you feel worthless, even small criticism hits like a truck
Sometimes I genuinely sit there wondering:
What if she’s right about me?
What if I really am just a loser?
I hate thinking like this but I’m tired man
I’m just so tired of feeling stuck
Posted May 12, 2026, 2:53 PM UTC