AITA on Yik Yak | pls someone tell me u get this. my parents care TOO MUCH about my mental health. like screaming at me, nagging me, threatening to take my phone away (im 22), constantly talking about me. please let me figure it out on my own if youre going to be volatile

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AITA 12w

pls someone tell me u get this. my parents care TOO MUCH about my mental health. like screaming at me, nagging me, threatening to take my phone away (im 22), constantly talking about me. please let me figure it out on my own if youre going to be volatile

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Anonymous 12w

22?! Oh nah

Anonymous 12w

how would any of that HELP?! what is their deal man

Anonymous 12w

i’m so sorry

Anonymous 12w

girl cut them off there is no need for that kind of negativity

Anonymous 12w

You should tell them that their actions don’t actually communicate “care”. None of those things are helpful to you or show genuine concern for you. If anything that’s a contributing factor to your current state of mental health

Anonymous 12w

Need to see the screen time stats before I can make a decision. They could be controlling narcissists and you need to get some space, or they could be genuinely trying to save you from the algo demon that lives in your phone.

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Anonymous

#3 12w

Modern parents in a nutshell... doing literally anything but what helps 😂

Anonymous

#7 12w

yeah no doesn’t matter bc this is not how you treat your child nmw

Anonymous

#7 12w

Either way they’re also 22 and can make our own decisions on phone use

Anonymous

#3 12w

How would you treat an alcoholic who won’t listen to reason, or stick to any recovery plans, or even admit they have a problem? Sometimes you have to be strict and downright mean to get through and protect a child from what is harming them (i.e. taking the phone away). Of course, there may be better ways to intervene, but context matters here.

Anonymous

#7 12w

im 22, not a child. the way they police and discipline my mental health has become extremely detrimental to our relationship and emotionally exhausting, which directly contributes to the challenges they want to remedy. how am I supposed to get better if im under surveillance in my own home? it’s so uncomfortable. i have a therapist and take medication, im just currently struggling more than usual. i would welcome support if it was presented in a productive way, not this

Anonymous

OP 12w

I’m sorry to hear that. I wish your parents were better at providing the genuine support it sounds like you need. A serious question, what do you see as the primary contributors to your mental health struggles, besides overbearing parents?

Anonymous

#1 12w

yeah this is insane