Feeling Burnt Out from Family Expectations

The sense of expectation from parents and the environment is always difficult. It took me years of ongoing therapy to know how to ‘filter’ the opinions of the environment regarding my private life. It's still very difficult and it's a daily struggle, but compared to the past - I feel a significant sense of relief on the subject.

I definitely relate as well. I just started EMDR with my therapist to try to address some of these issues. It is a long investment but I hope it works out for me

I relate and it totally sucks, sorry you're dealing with it 💕 For me, the only end in sight is when I can move out of my parents house and be more distant, not having them know every detail of my life to judge

i definitely felt that way for a while and still struggle with those thoughts from time to time. thankfully for me, i was able to communicate those feelings with my parent and they were very supportive and reassuring. i understand that may not work for everyone, because parents aren’t always the most understanding. but i feel like just talking about things can really help me breathe and also makes me feel closer to my family.

I can relate partially. My burnout happened earlyish, and lead to a whole "event". So my familys expectations switches up. Idk what your family dynamic is, but you might want to talk to them about it. You can only go so long without avoiding some sort of problem. Write a letter, ask when a good time to talk is, plan out what you are going to say. Their approval is not worth risking your health over. Remind yourself, your well being is more important than success. Your health and happiness is more important than your families approval. I hope you are able to work through this. No one should ever feel like they need to prove themselves for their worth