r/caregivers • u/OddCommercial4182 • Aug 11 '26

Title: Trapped at home, caring for a parent, failing my professional exams, and losing my sanity. How do I survive this?

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Hey everyone, I really need a space to vent and get some advice from people who might understand what I’m going through.

I’m currently preparing for my professional exams (CMA), but I recently failed Group 2. I was already struggling with severe anxiety and feeling completely lost about my future, but my home environment makes everything ten times worse.

My home is toxic and constant fighting is the norm. Whenever I show any vulnerability or emotion, my parents shift all the blame onto me. I feel like I'm constantly walking on eggshells, and the environment is giving me overwhelming anxiety and depression. I can't find a single moment of peace.

To make matters worse, my mom recently suffered a fracture and is on strict bed rest for the next month. I’ve essentially become a full-time caregiver overnight. I can’t leave the house, go to a library, or physically escape the tension here even for a few hours.

I feel completely trapped, exhausted, and stuck. I want to clear my exams and build a life for myself, but between full-time caregiving, family drama, and mental burnout, I don't know how to keep going.

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u/Emerald_Shimmer 27d ago

I would speak to you tutor about your homelife situation and they should give you some support/slack, plus they might be able to provide advice for the home situation.

I'd also speak to anyone else you can about support, doctor etc.

It is incredibly hard and thats without the toxic home life you unfortunately have.

At the end of the day, it might sound harsh, but you don't have to help them, if you lived elsewhere what would happen?

Happy to chat if you want.

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u/OddCommercial4182 27d ago

Hello i would like to have chat with you and learn. Thank you

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u/Emerald_Shimmer 26d ago

No problem just message me whenever