The good news about spirals is that they work both ways, and sometimes all you need is a break. I feel like i lost my parents mentally. They are so consumed by their blaming nature that i feel there is nothing more to them. My parents had a very hands off approach in raising me. Even when i chose to drop out of high school due to depression and laziness, i was met with no resistance. Despite living in my parents house my whole life, i feel like a stranger in their home. That's my rant for to day. And then it sort of becomes a positive spiral, where the more progress you make, the better you feel about yourself, and the easier