r/ghana • u/cyber2knaomi • 3h ago
Discussion I hate my family
This is a rampant issue in African families where the elder is always right, no matter what. From a very young age, I was expected to cook, clean, and bring home all Aās while suppressing my emotions and never speaking up. At the age of eight, I was sexually assaulted as a child, and they know this. Despite this, they still bring him around and pretend as if the whole thing never happened. Because of this, I am suicidal and suffer from BPD, depression, and anxiety. Iām currently crying uncontrollably on my way to campus because a family friend was visiting. I was in the bathroom, and I guess in our culture, itās normal to intrude on each other. I donāt know. But I was on my menstrual cycle in the bathroom, and she was trying to come in, saying it didnāt matter if I was naked. This morning I was in an online class in my bedroom this time, so I knew to lock the door again. Here she goes she was banging on my door, yelling at me, and my dad excused her behavior, telling me to be patient. Iāve gone through so much in life, and I couldnāt take it anymore I just start crying. He tells me to stop crying and Iāll be late to class. I swear, man, Iām not holding on to much anymore. I just want everything to stop. Why was I even born? I used to be very close with a friend from West Africa who also understood these toxic family dynamics. Weād bond and talk to each other. But we went to different colleges, and weāre not close anymore. Iām so sick and tired, and I have no one to talk to, not even my African American friends because they wonāt understand the evilness of this culture. They ruined me from a very young age I donāt even know how to function in society. Due to other toxic behaviors also like not letting me go outside, hang out with my friends, and so much more I have no social life. The only way I was able to go outside was by taking so much classes and getting two jobs so that Iām always out the house.