Burned out [View all]
So, first of all, forgive me for posting this here, but I figured if anyone knew how I felt, it would be DUers in North Carolina.
My entire family, with the exception of a brother, is dyed-in-the-wool southern conservatives. By that, I mean their political beliefs range from "well, we tried having multiple religions, but we need to go back to just Christianity or else the Muslims are going to take over" to "gee I wish we'd never brought black people to America and wouldn't it be swell if we could just get rid of them all." This is, I suppose, a consequence of growing up in rural piedmont NC. Sadly, they're not lepers; they're fairly representative of the community at large. In my neck of the woods, there's nothing conservatives love better than a good old circle jerk against lib'rals.
What this rant is leading to is that I'm wearing down. For three years I've been challenging the nonsense they bring up, only to be greeted with deflection, stony silence, or insults. I'm to the point that I can't bear to do it; I either lock myself in my room when I'm home, or I have to grind my teeth while they talk sedition and treason. My blood pressure goes up, I'm having stomach problems, it's really exacerbating my mental health issues. What do I do? Do I stop talking to my family entirely?
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