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I feel trapped by my family

Hiya. I am 24. I was raised by overprotective parents and I am the youngest in the family. My dad passed away, mum is still alive. I moved in with my 36-year-old sister, her husband who was attacked by stroke and my nephew. The reason I moved in with them was for emotional support as my sister was really going through a tough time.

I am thankful that my family raised me into the woman I am today BUT I am very stressed because 1. I am not allowed to be in relationship. 2. I can't go out. 3. Both my mom and my sister will not allow me to move out on my own though I do work, have saved up enough cash to buy myself a house ,I am responsible, I can do house work, cook, laundry.

The problem is my family will cut ties with me if I do move out anyway without saying anything. I am tempted to pack and go because nobody listens to me and I am not going to whine about my needs like a little girl. I feel trapped and suffocated, it really frustrates me. I have never been a bad girl in the past. never gone out late, never been disrespectful to my family. All of this is problematic. Am I a hostage here?

I have been thinking of leaving this place so that I can live my own life where nobody dictates me so that I can learn from my own mistakes. On the other hand I don't want to lose my family. I even lost the man of my dreams because I am not allowed to go out.

Why can't they understand that I am grown up and won't be a 'baby' forever and that they have to let go and let me grow up and see the world? All this makes me emotionally withdrawn and depressed. HELP!!!

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