My father bends over backwards to help me and still I despise him. I feel so guilty but I can’t stop the feeling of hatred and disgust that comes over me when I see him. It is hard to find a single redeemable quality in him. I hate myself for feeling feelings close to hatred for him, and I know it is destroying him too. I, however, can’t stop it. I avoid any situation I can if I know he’s there and reply with a few words at a time. I don’t know how else to describe the feeling I get when I talk to him as anything but a nagging pain. I feel my heart become heavy and hard to breathe when I force myself to speak to him. I know it is completely wrong and I don’t understand why I feel the way I do but I just cannot stand him.
