Family stress
I am posting this here instead of talking to a listener in a one-on-one chat so that I can receive more support and I can say what I want in one go. I had a conflict with my parents a few days ago about my using this website or in general interacting with people online because it is not easy to be safe online. I understand their parental concern because of invasion of privacy, identity theft etc. However, I am an introvert and I do not socialise much. So it becomes difficult for me to socialise. It is also because my mother is overprotective and does not allow me to travel much. So I cannot join any clubs or communities (There is some hope for that because I will be moving to a different place for my higher studies). This place has helped me a lot with my loneliness. I have mixed feelings about this entire situation. On one hand, I am upset and angry with my parents for imposing such restrictions but on the other hand, I feel guilty for going against them and what they want. My father even cried the last time he got to know that I use this website because they have not caught me doing something behind their back for the first time. I really do not know what to feel and what not to feel. It sucks. It just sucks. And i honestly cannot wait to move to a different place because at this point, it has become suffocating (my parents' overprotectiveness). Some insights would be helpful. Thank you for the patience!