In reality they will see your situation as nothing more than your own failure. The reason behind their pretending to care would be family gains and their desire for stability, not your mental healing. Once they realise you can never provide one of those, they'll betray you and give up on you.
The best case scenario would be if you are an only child. Then they might at least try to heal you, putting aside their family-oriented desires for a while. But if you have a stable sibling, they will give up because they won't waste energy on a lesser version of the child.
They will constantly compare you to your successful cousins or other relatives who made it, reminding you how much better their lives are. Every family gathering will become a painful reminder of your shortcomings, with relatives asking the same questions about your future while your parents force a smile. Deep down, they care more about their social image and continuing the family bloodline than about fixing your problems.
If you show no signs of improvement, their patience will run out fast. They will start distancing themselves emotionally, stop investing time or money in you, and focus all their attention on the siblings or cousins who bring them pride and status. In the end, you are just a burden that brings shame to the family name. They will pretend to support you only as long as it benefits them. The moment you become a permanent liability with no hope of becoming a normal successful son, they will abandon the act completely.
They will also worry about what society will say about them for raising a failure. Marriage pressure will be another nightmare because no decent family will want to ally with yours through your failure. Even your own extended family will slowly cut contact or treat you as the black sheep once they realise there is no recovery in sight. Your parents will eventually accept that you are a lost cause and shift all resources to the children who can actually carry the family forward.
The best case scenario would be if you are an only child. Then they might at least try to heal you, putting aside their family-oriented desires for a while. But if you have a stable sibling, they will give up because they won't waste energy on a lesser version of the child.
They will constantly compare you to your successful cousins or other relatives who made it, reminding you how much better their lives are. Every family gathering will become a painful reminder of your shortcomings, with relatives asking the same questions about your future while your parents force a smile. Deep down, they care more about their social image and continuing the family bloodline than about fixing your problems.
If you show no signs of improvement, their patience will run out fast. They will start distancing themselves emotionally, stop investing time or money in you, and focus all their attention on the siblings or cousins who bring them pride and status. In the end, you are just a burden that brings shame to the family name. They will pretend to support you only as long as it benefits them. The moment you become a permanent liability with no hope of becoming a normal successful son, they will abandon the act completely.
They will also worry about what society will say about them for raising a failure. Marriage pressure will be another nightmare because no decent family will want to ally with yours through your failure. Even your own extended family will slowly cut contact or treat you as the black sheep once they realise there is no recovery in sight. Your parents will eventually accept that you are a lost cause and shift all resources to the children who can actually carry the family forward.
