I think it's that time, let's talk.

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For many years I've felt like I don't belong here, didn't want to be here and was suicidal. I'm sure these feelings will come back around, but I've found a small measure of, if not cure, then management in the pursuit of goals that have personal meaning. Beats talking to someone and being told what I already know.

It is really difficult to get through when your family acts crazy. Believe me, I have been dealing with this for decades. The other posters are right when they say that it is OK, and maybe the best plan for you, to cut contact with those members of your family who are dragging you down.

Later when you feel better you will have a new perspective and new tools with which to deal with them. Family members can definitely make it worse!

I don't know if you have any family members with a drinking problem, but the group Al Anon is for families and friends of alcoholics, and it meets wherever there is an AA meeting but separately. This has been the best thing for me to teach me how to detach from my need to please my father and learn to take care of myself. I highly recommend it, its a safe space.