Family trouble, ableism mention, fascism mention
Had to cut off Dad after he refused to apologize for saying he thought I was delusional, effectively based on my having different knowledge, experiences, memories, and perspectives of him, hassling me about cutting off an increasingly fascist-leaning ex-caregiver (who he thinks I'm wrong about despite admittedly not having time for the relevant politics, I guess because she wasn't wearing the official hat?) and sabotaging a therapy session that I
Family trouble, ableism mention, fascism mention
thought he'd just be briefly in to hear that I didn't entirely imagine what ex-caregiver did to me at one therapy session (which included being dismissive and invalidating about stuff I needed to continue to interact with her, and, oh yeah, chasing me around a building trying to harass me that her buddy Sargon did nothing wrong and Gamergate was good actually) but ended up about making plans for the future, by undercutting and criticizing me at
Family trouble, ableism mention, fascism mention
getting help for it, and... I'm not, because no-one remotely qualified has ever thought I'm delusional, at least not in any medically significant capacity, just him. But he knows better than therapists and psychs and mental health professionals.
Family trouble, ableism mention, fascism mention
@Nezumi i am so sorry all that happened. That sounds like a nightmare. I hope you have the chance to surround yourself with more supportive people in your life.
Family trouble, ableism mention, fascism mention
This happened back in December, but don't think I ever did a full thread on it here.