u/notascoolasmefr

Emotionally exhausted

I’m 19F
Ater my father passed away I’ve become emotionally exhausted.My parents were divorced before my father passed away so we had already been living separately.

I’ve always been a distant and quiet person. I’m naturally introverted and don’t enjoy talking just for the sake of talking. But after my dad passed away, I withdrew even more.
My family says I’m a bad person because I’m distant. They say I don’t care about anyone, don’t maintain relationships, and that I only talk to people when I need something.
The truth is I don’t hate my family. I don’t wish them any harm. I’ve just been so undervalued for so long that I feel like I have no value. I keep asking myself “What’s the point?” Every interaction seems to end with me being criticized or told that something is wrong with me.
I haven’t spoken to my grandparents since my father died. It’s not because I hate them. They told me I didn’t cry enough for my father and that I seemed distant and since then I just haven’t known what to say.
I also feel like my brother is loved and understood much more than I am. If he makes a mistake it’s forgiven. If I make one, it becomes a judgment of my entire character.
I’ve been trying to become a better Muslim by praying consistently and improving myself but even then I get criticized instead of encouraged.
Lately, my mom keeps saying I’m not the daughter she wanted.I feel so broken by the people I thought I could always lean on, especially my own mother. I grew up in an emotionally unhealthy home and i dont think ive ever learned what healthy relationships are supposed to look like. I honestly dont know what i can do to ever be enough.

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u/notascoolasmefr — 4 days ago