My parents are very loving, but sometimes, it feels they're practical to a fault. I tell my parents "you're better off without me" or "I feel like a loser," and they give answers that give the technical solution, but not the reassurance I'm looking for. "Well, you put yourself in this situation;" "We can't help you; we're not therapists;" "How you're living is all a choice." That might technically be the right answer, but it also feels like they aren't taking what I'm saying seriously.

I'm thinking to myself, "What is it gonna take to get through to you?! Do I have to do something drastic?!" I don't really want to harm myself. It just feels like a last resort to get my parents to see how much I'm hurting. I want them to show me that I'm NOT the loser or burden I believe I am. Maybe I just don't like what I need to hear. I dunno...