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Hi everyone I’m new to all this, I’m 34 I’ve had anxiety since I was young but was never diagnosed as coming from a Indian family it was never considered to have existed, as I got older I managed to cope by keeping my self to myself, until I got married and lived with husbands family, which was a large one at that, this is where my anxiety got worse and with it depression, I’m British so I’m more western than some of the family members, but living upto a Indian family standards as a daughter inlaw was difficult, there’s a lot of control over power and status, living with each other seems like everything is a competition, as I don’t have children I get the this feeling like I’m not normal or the odd one out, however my husband is very supportive but I don’t like to tell him my feelings to much because it’s his family and it’s not easy hearing stuff all the time, I feel like a broken record, we now have our own place, but I still have up and down days but mainly when I’m around certain members of the family, any advice or tips
 
Binks said:
Hi everyone I’m new to all this, I’m 34 I’ve had anxiety since I was young but was never diagnosed as coming from a Indian family it was never considered to have existed, as I got older I managed to cope by keeping my self to myself, until I got married and lived with husbands family, which was a large one at that, this is where my anxiety got worse and with it depression, I’m British so I’m more western than some of the family members, but living upto a Indian family standards as a daughter inlaw was difficult, there’s a lot of control over power and status, living with each other seems like everything is a competition, as I don’t have children I get the this feeling like I’m not normal or the odd one out, however my husband is very supportive but I don’t like to tell him my feelings to much because it’s his family and it’s not easy hearing stuff all the time, I feel like a broken record, we now have our own place, but I still have up and down days but mainly when I’m around certain members of the family, any advice or tips
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:welcome1 to the forum @Binks
Sorry that you have been finding it hard to cope but well done in you and your husband getting your own place. I know it is difficult talking about your In-laws with your husband but if he has been supportive to you then I would try and talk with him. Sounds like you lived in a very difficult household.
 
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