Compared to some of the stories on this sight my life seems kind of normal, better, then the rest at least. Although, to the people around me I'd say otherwise, their lives seem nearly perfect. Worse I've heard was about some divorces. I grew up without real parenting, being in an orphanage, being lost of love. My life started picking up when I moved to Minnesota when the court finally let me and my mother be together again. She ended up being angry and was verbally abusive towards me ever since. I cant do anything about it though. I don't want to lose my mother as weird as it may sound.
I have always had suicide in the back of my mind. Even way back in seventh-eighth grade. It keeps getting worse and worse. I just honestly do not think I can keep using all my energy everyday to make others happy then come home dull lifeless and exhausted dreading the next day to come.
Why is it us that have to suffer? Why cant it be everyone.
It may be that you are actually more spiritually evolved than others, and are therefore given more difficult situations by life. People who seem to have life easier might have to go through the same things as you in their next life.... So actually, you are perhaps ahead of them, and may reach spiritual freedom before they do....
But that doesn't make things easier or better for you in the here and now, so let's see if any of those things can be improved upon...
Are you sure you need to make others happy ?
That might be the biggest mistake you can make.
Perhaps you should just be what you are.
Over the long term that will serve you very well, and eventually others will be envious of you, and will wish they had done the same....
Perhaps you should make friends with people you really feel a connection with ?
If in your heart you feel that certain people lack depth and are shallow, then you should listen to that voice within you, because it is telling you the truth, and you should keep your distance from those people....
Having verbal abuse from your mother is a bad thing.
However, to be able to make a fair judgement I would need to understand the exact dynamics of the situation, eg are you doing anything that might add "fuel to the fire" ?
I'm not saying you are, but it would need to be checked because otherwise me might put full blame on your mother when the situation may be more complex.
If you wanted to elaborate further then please feel free...
Assuming the blame lies mainly with your mother, then :
If you've tried to reason with your mother, and tried to help her improve or seek help, and nothing is improving, then I wonder whether there's any way you can escape from that situation...
I'm not very clued up on what your legal options might be, so perhaps someone who knows better can make some suggestions... I wonder if
@Jean4 has any thoughts, or can suggest another member who could join the discussion to offer their wisdom.....
I suppose one option is to just "bide your time", and practice "damage limitation" to try and make the best of it, until such time as you can become more independent and move out to go to college, or take a job.
However, that would depend on how severe the verbal abuse is....
I suppose these situations are complex, and it would take a lengthy discussion to really understand all the subtle dynamics, to be able to try to think of the most appropriate solutions....
If you wanted to discuss these things further in a PM, then I'm sure there are many people on this site who would be happy to talk to you.... Or you could post more information on this thread if you wanted.