I’m sorry @jukebox
I know what you are going through
It’s a tough situation
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I no longer depend on my family financially. I am able to live on disability because my rent is super cheap, I have section 8 housing. It feels good to be independent but I’m not totally secure. I’d like to support myself some day.
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My brother is toxic I live with him so I can’t always ignore him , I just distance myself emotionally. I don’t know if he is or not , sometimes I feel he has narsasstic tendencies.
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Yeah I don’t know if my brother is a full blown narcissist but he definitely displays some pretty strong npd characteristics
He is a bully and loves to be the center of attention
I’m tired of trying to diagnose him as I am not qualified but I do know this much, the guy is a jerk.
Every romantic relationship he is involved in usually ends up with the woman leaving him.
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Not being smart but what is your brother’s side of the story wave?
I’m sorry @san_pedro but I don’t understand?
I mean if your falling out with him maybe his side of the story is different
It’s exactly the same way for my brother. I also don’t want to diagnose him, let’s just say he’s also a jerk !
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There is no his side of the story @san_pedro
This is not one incident and it’s done
He’s been a jackass all his life
It’s not only myself that has an issue with his behavior
There are others including my father
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Toxic family member does not necessarily mean they’re an alcoholic or drug abuser. It could be simple as a mental illness. So what are you exactly saying? I’ve seen people that are so cruel. They psychologically f*** your mind. They learn this technique in the Army. And carried it to their families. I’ve also seen poverty-stricken people. Abuse, other members of their family for entertainment. To which I am not fond of by any means. Sure. We have a wine o in the famiy. They wineabout this. They wine about that.
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I know of toxic members but I’ve noticed they’re minimal toxic when I became humbled about life
They thrive off mimicking the person they are next to often, because otherwise they’re just a really unpleasant personality to be next to in my experience
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My parents are both toxic. Especially my mom. To give you an example, two nights ago I had a severely catatonic episode and when I came out of it I texted her it had happened and went into very explicit detail the things I hallucinated while being completely frozen and this was her response. It might be the last thing she ever says to me. (Also context, the kids she’s referring to is my brothers kids not mine)
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It’s sort of a rejection
And yet she masks it as love
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I had the same thoughts and then I realized I was brainwashed by the news.
Every day they talk about some disaster, climate change, the eradication of different species, war and so on.
It’s like no matter what we do it’s pointless to even try, the end is near.
I believe change can be made. I’m sick of the news. All one gets from them is anxiety and helplessness.
Sometimes I donate money to charity. Even if its a small amount.
I wish I could do some more. Like work with animals or try to save the rainforest.
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It was absolutely a rejection, she basically told me she won’t worry about me anymore.
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She did it with some finesse though. She certainly can’t be pinned down easily. I feel for you. I’m sorry
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Didn’t give enough context, there was a bit of an argument before this where I was beggig her to show me she cared. Because she just kept talking about herself, even after me going into details about what had just happened to me five minutes ago
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Well she sounds self involved and unfair
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Very. That’s narcissism sadly
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