We’re both getting older, and he is beginning to treat me like Fredo(Weak and stupid)…
I put him over the edge, when I told him I prematurely ran out of Seroquel(I doubled up twice when I was on it because life is hard), he says, "Mike you got to get it togther, you really do, this is affecting all of us now).
The other admission was I visited a gentlemen’s club, and had a relapse (into alcohol), I fell on my face and needed an emergency room(hence why I couldn’t keep it secret).
Are you happy for your brother, though? I mean, he’s your father’s son… do you love him unconditionally?
Do you compete with him? I don’t with mine, he’s my best and favorite, family member.
Your poem awhile back on having Love and/or freedom rings true with me. I’m bracing him for a mind(BEEP) if I get felled due to smoking.
And everyone is watching me hurt myself.
Apologies this is just what stirred up in me, I hope some is relevant to what you want to discuss on your thread!!
My brother has it all.
Wealth, a nice home, a great job, lots of friends, an important job and position, a beautiful young girlfriend
His son is struggling though with mental illness and this is breaking his heart.
I’m glad for him and his success and status but sometimes like @everhopeful said, it makes me sad because it reminds me of what I could have had if it weren’t for my mental illness.
@everhopeful your plight has touched my heart. I feel very selfish for having two children when you have none. I’ve decided to send my daughter to you. Best of luck Dad.
Hey, try not to envy him. Nobody’s life is perfect. He just has different stresses than yours. Maybe he presents himself, or contains his problems, really well. Some people can do that. I think you are a very strong person and have much to be admired and respected. Believe in yourself.
My sister is very wealthy and looks perfect. Nice home, successful kids, lots of traveling with the kids.
She also had an affair and now her husband tracks her every move on both her phone and her car. She’s a prescription and alcohol addict. She gained a ton of weight, but she was an athlete all her life. After an injury she has been unable to really exercise.
In other words, she’s miserable. It’s not always greener on the other side
I think the temptation to experience a little envy is as human as the temptation to be angry. few are able to overcome it fully and itll always be a part of the fallen human condition.
my sister has a perfect life…she travels, lives in a brand new beautiful home and cooks her head off all the time…she drinks every day though and I worry about her…