I am the middle child of my family and I have 1 older and 1 younger sibling. My parents neglected and discriminated at almost everything. I was also very shy and less talkative when I was young. My parents also sent me to boarding school when I waa just 7. I am 18 now and I am feeling very angry and frustrated all the time. I think I am in depression. I have suicidal thoughts and negative self talk always. I hate my parents.

Dr. Saul PereiraPsychologist47yrs exp

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Yes, it sounds like parental neglect or even worse rejection. All your feelings are probably justified but yoru choice of actions do not augur well. Even if your parents have made a mistake, you should not repeat the same by rejecting yourself. You should become your best friend and develop good contacts socially, which I believe may be problem too. You are the net result of what was done to you no doubt but what you do today, you are responsible for. Right now you will also go through a spurt in the production of the male sex hormone and certain behaviours are peculiar to this stage. However, this lasts only for two year depending on when it all began. During this time, if you reached out to a counselor, that person will help you tide over this phase well. Otherwise you can carry permanent negative traits into adulthood. Your life is extremely precious and we all have only one chance in this world. So make the best of it. Vigorous exercise, a good diet, good sleep habits, stress-free living and lots of socializing will get you there. 

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