A few years ago I went through a bad break up and had to move back into my parents house. A few weeks after moving into my parents house, they went on a cruise. While they were on the cruise my depression was getting worse. It got to the point where I ALMOST took a bunch of medication and sat in a running vehicle in a closed garaged but I came to my senses and said no I need help. Work was causing me stress at the time so I decided to call my work the next day to go on a medical leave of absence to focus on my mental health. I also called and scheduled an appointment with my therapist or psychiatrist ASAP. My parents come home who I haven't spoken to in like two weeks. I tell them about EVERYTHING and the first thing that my mother says to me "son you really should have spoken to your father and I before you decided to go on a medical leave of absense" not I'm sorry that you're struggling or glad you chose not to hurt yourself or what should we do next to help with your mental health. Her having control over my decisions and life was more important to her than those other things at least in that moment. Can you all relate to this type of emotional invalidation? What are your experiences. I know I'm being a little over sensitive to her response and people react to things in different way, but I feel like this was really a poor choice of words. I wish people would be better at emotional validation.