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kikkaku

PostPosted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 7:25 pm


i don't like going home.

i hate being there, i'm alone half the time because my dad is busy all the time, he won't even be home when i arrive tomorrow because he's going on a date with his girlfriend and partying and staying at her house. it's just disgusting, and i feel disgusted being around my dad because of what he does, i even found cialis in the car and i thought i was going to vomit.
AND I CAN'T SHAKE IT.
i try not to think about it, but i just feel so sick to my stomach all the time when he's around, and i'm just disgusted by him. i'm freaking disgusted by my dad, and i don't feel like i love him.
what can i do?
i just don't even know what to do.

he's never around, it doesn't make a difference whether i'm home or not, he doesn't even really know me anymore, and i found that when i'm home i have the tendency to try to buy things to make it more comfortable, and so i spend a bunch of money on s**t and it OBVIOUSLY doesn't help because it's just material stuff.

i don't have anywhere else to stay, and i have to go home for a job interview, and i have to move back over the summer because i have no money.

should i go confess this to a priest? i'd go to a catholic church just to confess, do they still do it anonymously?
is there a "dial a confession" number i can call?
i don't really care if it's anonymous, i just don't want to be face to face because i know i'll break down if i talk to someone about it.

what can i do?
how do y'all deal with dysfunctional families?
i feel so alone because i don't have any close friends in college, my best friend is all the way in ohio, and my other best friend is off living her own life.

i'm just really breaking down and i don't know what to do.
PostPosted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 8:27 pm


hmm. im kinda feeling the opposite. i'm away from home. and i cant take it. getting depression and stuff.
but maybe you can do what i do? try to keep yourself occupied. whether it be getting involved in the religious community there. or making new friends.
watch tons and tons of series.
and if u have good friends, or loved one, skype! it'll take hours to an end.
hope this helps?

tperreau


Dividing Solid

PostPosted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 10:37 pm


Why confess? You are hurting it sounds like, the best thing you can to is to try and find help, to talk with someone maybe a priest, maybe just a good friend, there are always people who are willing to listen, I know I am. I can say what your father is doing is right, but I can't say it is wrong.(I don't have all the story not asking if you are going to share your business.) I understand why you are buying things as well, it is not greed or anything that is bad, so I would say it is not really a thing that you need to confess about, just try and stop doing it because it is make you feel worse.
The way I dealt with it was to talk with some, I had other major issues so I talked to a therapist, which has helped greatly, I know being in college would make it harder, but like I said just taking with some in general can help. Also remember there are always people willing to help.
PostPosted: Thu Apr 01, 2010 1:47 pm


well, i don't think you need confession, cause there's really nothing in this case to be absolved from or to do penance for,
but if you just need someone to talk to, then the phone would be fine(there's no such thing as phone confession btw)
although to answer your question, yes confession is still done anonymously, unless you want it otherwise,

if you just need someone to talk to, you can try one of the priests from this order -
http://www.fssp.org/en/coordonnees.htm
i always find that they are gentle and easy to talk to, and always take you seriously,
i don't know where you live, but there might be one near you, although if you just want to talk on the phone then i guess it doesn't matter,

well, other then that, i'd say just pray on it, ask God to help you first and then i'm sure everything will work out, and i'll pray for you to...

EmeraldWings

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