I was starting to grow aware of the fact that Dad is a bit of a scumbag but after talking with my mom due to my attitude earlier today I ended up finding out how much of a scumbag he is. I love my dad still and I know that he cares about me but I also can't help but slightly loathe him. Since I've become an adult it seems as though he's now taking the opportunity to be more open with his shittiness and his issues. He's sent text messages before to me talking about killing my mom and stepmother, along with saying all sorts of nonsense about them (especially my mom) being greedy. He talks to me about all his issues, including things that make me uncomfortable, like when he talked about how he thinks he might be becoming an alcoholic.
Bits of his abusive self have reared its head before. An example of this was when he screamed at me when I was 14 and blamed me for him getting evicted and then got all surprised when after finding out that my suicide attempt (from when I was 15) was partly because I felt guilty over his eviction. It also turns out that my dad never properly paid for my child support and when my mom asked for some money for the trip he purposely underpaid for it and pocketed part of the money. At the time, I assumed he had taken out a bit of extra cash for himself but now I know better. Mom says that was very abusive and I'm starting to see it.
I love my mom and I've come to appreciate her even more after finding out how much stuff she did for me growing up, but I also can't help but feel slightly frustrated with her. How am I supposed to open up to someone who never truly gave me the room to do so when I was younger? The same person who used to beat me with a belt and who has threatened to kick me out on a few occasions? I don't care if she used corporal punishment as a disciplinary tool nor do I care about the fact that she made sure to never do it hard enough to leave any bruises. You don't act aggressively toward someone growing up and then expect them to magically open up to you and listen to you in adulthood. Why would I want to open up to the same person who used to beat me for allowing my stepmother to do my hair and only stopped after (probably) being threatened to have CPS called on her (not that my stepmother did it out of care for me. She just really hates my mom for some reason). She still tends to blame our rough relationship on her being the real parent, rather than taking the time to reflect on her past parenting and how that may have impacted our relationship. I still get paranoid about her hitting me despite her having stopped doing so years ago. But then again, neither she nor Dad wants to take part of the blame for my declining mental health. They always blame each other for it.
I don't want to open up to my mom or dad. That crosses a boundary for me and if I don't want to talk about my feelings with them then that's fine. I'd prefer to see a professional who I can vent to instead.
The doctor today pointed out my sh scars and talked about listening to your parents and stuff. He was a nice guy but there is something so rude and inconsiderate about pointing out someone's sh scars and then proceeding to lecture at them about it despite having no qualifications to do so and not being asked to do so. A better response would have been to just ask if I was still doing it and then recommend some resources or make sure that I am seeing/going to see someone about it. Having someone do that to you, whether with good intentions or not, is incredibly embarrassing and can make you feel so uncomfortable. His lecture largely revolved around listening to your parents, which isn't a surprise since he was a father. Parents seem to have this tendency to lecture at you and think that they know everything when they are just as clueless as the next person. Do not give some lecture about listening to your parents to someone who does/used to sh. Don't say anything at all outside of any needed information for that matter. If you aren't a mental health professional or someone who has self-harmed before then you have no qualifications to say shit to any self-harmers. Along with that, finding out that I'm 131 lbs, really put me in a bad mood. I'm probably going to try and improve my eating habits to lose the extra weight. I'm tall (5'7) so I understand that 131 lbs are still within the healthy weight range for me but I'd still like to lose it.
I'm going to try and enjoy the trip. I've been falling back into my old way of thinking again and I don't like it. Sometimes I acknowledge it when it's happening but it can be so comforting and so easy to just stay in that box that I don't bother trying to get out of it, even when I know that I can easily climb out. I'm kind of just ruining my trip, tbh. It's funny because even my mom acknowledged that I seemed to have been doing better before now. I understand that there will probably be some setbacks, but I knew this going into this journey. I can't beat myself up for it. I just need to try and find it in me to keep on moving forward. I think the heat is getting to me a bit. Hotter temperatures have been shown to increase irritability, so that might be a factor in my increasingly bad mood. I'm still largely to blame for it though. I'm feeling better at the moment so I'll try to enjoy my trip some more. I'm still learning to properly cope with my emotions and let go of my negative feelings. I seem to get set off so easily sometimes.
Also, turns out the rash I got was because of the water being dirty at the beach, and the doctor prescribed me some meds to help with it. He says I can still go out swimming and just make sure to go to a cleaner beach (one where the water can properly replenish), so that's good.