so i think ive said before that i havent told anyone about my illness and that im not close to my family. i dont hate my family…im just not close to them, if something happened to them i would be very upset.
so it was both my younger brother and older sisters birthday recently so i thought it would be a good chance for us all to catch up, organised a day we were all free (last saturday…(i was busy with uni, brother working, sister working and moving to new house)) book a table at a bbq joint, and pay for the meal as a belated bd gift.
we got to talking and i said im not really close to the family and whatnot and the convo went from there. then after a while my sister mentioned how i seemed alot happier and i said i was. i said im fine now and dont need to worry. i then said if i needed help then i would ask her for it, at that point idk what but i felt on the verge of tears and i dont know why.
it felt good to catch up with them…i rarely speak to them so it was good to catch up. i paid for the meal and we stayed for a bit longer, we then jumped on the same train and went our seperate ways.
so yea…i guess ive missed the sibling relationship, i said we should make it a monthly thing and they all agreed, but i still dont think ill tell them about my illness…
Even if you don’t tell them… I’m glad you and them are starting to rebuild a friendship.
I’m glad the reunion went well also. It’s a nice feeling having some family around at times.
My family knows I’m schizophrenic but we are also distant…it’s hard I know. I see my sister about 3 times a year, but it’s not near enough…my dad I saw him last month and hadn’t seen him in about 7 years…that hurts…
I wish you well.
@SurprisedJ yea im glad i did as well, my sister sent me a text thanking me for making the effort. i told her next time we all meet up she should bring her fella as well, cos they been together almost ten years and i havent spoken to the bloke properly yet. just the odd ‘hi’, ‘you alright’ etc.
@jukebox cheers dude. i think you should reach out more, cos im pretty sure that my family dont think i like them. just show that you actually do give a sh!t.