Hi,

I am always pressured by my family, it’s given. But these past few days, the pressure is getting higher and higher and I can’t handle it anymore. I always want to talk with my family but I’m afraid because every time I try, we always end up fighting at home. I was always top 1 or top 2 when I was a kid, but now in college, it seems like I can’t exceed their expectations. They always compare me to other people and such. Actually, when I say family, it is composed of my grandmother, aunts and uncles in my father side since I grew up with their care. My uncle is the one paying my tuition so he is expecting a lot from me. They even chose the course that I am taking and this course stresses me a lot. Last, last weekend, I really had a bad fight with my grandma because I went to my parents’ place and I end up sleeping there. My grandmother always gets angry whenever I stay at my parents’ for a long time because they always reason that my parents did not give me any money to begin with. But my parents reasoned out that they are still my parents. I am stuck in between and I don’t know what to do. I don’t want to talk to a therapist or something since I’m too scared that my family will find out about that. Thanks to my friend who referred this site to me.