Hey @Cup,
It sounds like you're going through a really tough time managing all the expectations from your family. I think you're totally right, everyone is allowed to have bad days. Sometimes it can be so easy to fall into telling everyone you're okay even when you're not, I am so glad you've shared how you're feeling with us, I see so much courage and strength in you opening up and being honest about how you're feeling at the moment.
It's great you've been able to talk to your friend, and I appreciate you letting us know that you're safe. It sounds so frustrating being told what you should be doing when you're having a really hard day, and I imagine it's exhausting masking for your family. I'm wondering if you've been able to open up to your friend about what you've been going through recently?
From what you said, I'm hearing that it's also confusing knowing what to do right now, that's really understandable when you're dealing with all this stress from other people, you mentioned you had a shower and saw your kid, I think that's such an amazing thing to do for yourself right now - I'm curious if you can think of any other things you might be able to do to care for yourself?
It sounds so hard trying to look after yourself when you're dealing with so much pressure from the people around you. I wanted to share this article on dealing with your parents expectations, and this post which has a couple of grounding techniques you could check out. When things are so overwhelming, it's so important to find some time for you.
Looking forward to your reply
