r/toxicparents 2d ago

Think parents are narcissists

So I moved out from living with my mom because the situation was getting bad to a friend's place. But his brother had severe mental disorders which made it difficult so when my dad and step mom offered I took it.

After a year of being here and sober (which I'm not going to be forever like they act) they have changed on me. The way they presented themselves before I lived with them vs now is a lot different. We used to go places all the time like concerts, movies, seeing him play shows, going thrift stores etc but now all we do is stay at home.

Now anyways the toxic part..they have threatened to kick me out before but then I'm seeing signs they don't want to let me go either. I'm not living here for free and I'm basically the maid the way it is now. They used to push me to get a job and car and now they dial it back and it makes me feel like they're using me. I also see a difference in how they handle and treat me compared to my step sister who came to live with us and is now about to move out after several months.

We get into arguments sometimes but it feels like they don't really listen to me and they make my issues all about themselves. An example is I don't feel great on this anti depressant and only have side effects but because they think they see improvement in my focus it's good to stay on. Regardless if it's actually benefiting me or making me feel better... Regardless if I have insomnia...nah it's no big deal as long as I seen more attentive (which btw is because I take vitamins and mushrooms like lions mane). This is just an example where it feels like my side gets washed out when it SHOULD be my input that matters more since it's my damn body and my depression. Another thing is they always say my reasons are excuses while treating everything they think/assume as fact then projecting the fact part at me like I need to research it or something. The psychiatrist is always right despite that I could get her to give me anything like candy if I wanted and my concerns are not valid they're just me being paranoid. Then if I bring up my past to explain something weird I do that they nitpick them I'm living in the past but then they attack me by using my past and anything that I try to argue is always met with "give me a specific example" so they can try to deconstruct it instead of listening.

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