Apr 23, 2016 00:23
When I was sixteen in 2009, I visited my dad's estranged oldest brother and sister in law. I was vulnerable, emotionally fragile, and unpredictable, with my anxiety & depression at a high during a difficult school year. Much later, I learned that my aunt and uncle predicted I'd commit suicide in five years.
Their words were hurtful and painful, especially since they've made it clear to me that they find my mental illness to be so burdensome that they exiled me from their life. However, it's motivation to keep living. The longer I live on my own terms, the less power I give my awful aunt and uncle.