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this question is for parents on AdCens...

i am in my mid 20s/f.... i've been through hell with my family...
i've witnessed things happen to people my parents and siblings over short and long periods of time: injustice, wrongful incarceration, rape, violence, threats, mental breakdowns (anorexia, bipolar, ADD, depression, suicidal bouts...etc) I've witnessed lying, hate, love, breakups and makeups, humiliation, hostility, prosperity and bankruptcy, deaths and births.... i moved countries so many times i don't know what home is...
if i were superstitious i would have believed that my family is cursed.... but i am not... it's just the nature of my parents jobs and the "high maintenance" backgrounds they come from
some people say that it is moments like these that bring families together... but i say these are the moments that test our bond leaving each individual broken for life....

i know i am not the only one suffering the repercussions of all these events. each of them is dealing with it their own way... that said i don't think my family is strong enough to be a source of support... So i am asking parents on advicenators to give me some advice...
i don't know what exactly my problem except that i am going through a sort of identity crisis... i don't feel i belong and i feel completely isolated from the world in my experiences no matter how much i reach out and try to connect. I don't know what what i want to do with my life... or should i say i don't their is anything worthwhile to do... relationships of any kind start intensely fade over time and die completely with distance... some faster or slower than others.... i feel lost and different and despite the bonding circumstances in our lives i know my parents will never accept who i am in that sense... they hold on to something very unfamiliar to me that i think belongs to their past. an image of stability in terms of traditions and expectations... i just feel i can never adopt that and it can never satisfy all the questions and confusion.... what is so unsettling about wanting to be a drifter? to take it as it comes... i don't want to plan... i don't even think i know how to! i just don't know how to tell them this without them accusing me of being too "philosophical"...

Don't worry. I don't think you'll be accused of being philosophical.
Everyone goes through things in life. Everyone.
You've got these beliefs that eventually all your relationships deteriorate, that you don't belong anywhere, etc.
Sometimes if you really believe something, it becomes true.
You're really vague with this question. I suggest you find a therapist to discuss your emotions with in detail.
Let's start with where you said there's nothing worthwhile that you could do the rest of your life. Become a nurse, a veterinarian, a teacher. Do something selfless, and not selfish. Help people.
Set some goals. Look deep within yourself and ask yourself what you're missing in life. A steady job? A sense of fulfillment? Go to college. Get a degree. Do something that will help others. Helping others will bring you a sense of fulfillment and will make you feel needed. It's hard to not be happy when you're bringing joy to others.

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