I don't know what to do. My sister is still angry at me. My Dad doesn't want to talk about personal problems. I feel rejected.

I'm glad that you all are here. Can you help me emotionally through this. I feel terrible. I have pain in my chest,and I'm frightened of the future. I'm nervious. I didn't sleep last night. Brokenfriend

if it can make you feel any better I am in the same boat as you are...i was the family scapegoat. I was always called in though to do the dirty work. My sister told me we are strangers when I asked her for financial help. Two of her three sons are self made millions and probably give money to charitiesand write them off. My sister has two homes. My mother left her m7uch more than she left me. On holidays, my parents would spend them with my sister if she and her family weren't away. I* wasn't invited. *I, the younger sister, had to deal with my father's drunkeness and rages.
I have been told this is a common story.
Now i sometimes pray for Myra and my mother-that eases the pain. I have no contact with them. I waste little time now on my sister and her family...somethings are just too painful. I* do thank God that I am not my sister. My father became a hero to me after he got a stroke and lived for six more months. He finally showed what a man he was. The nurses said when he learned to walk again with help he would go to other patients and try to cheer them up. when i was diagnosed i realized he was bipolar *II* also and self medicated with liquor.
Bobby

I have no family that even talks to me. It hurt really bad at 1st but I've seen to make up for it with meeting some freinds.

I hope the best for you.

befuddled2

*quick prayer for Broken.

I can only imagine the pain you're going though, but keep in mind: we are only a point and click away.

Dear Friend,

Do you have a little list of things you can do to calm yourself?
Like talk to your cat, sleep, walk, deep breathing?


I think that you said that you have a psychiatrist appointment next week. That will be good.
Have you written down a short list of things you want to remember to tell him/her? You'll feel better when you get some proper medical attention and medication.

Families can be disappointing.
That's really all I have to say.

Mari

I have a very good extended family. They are there for me and each other.

But its my own husband that doesn't always understand what support and understanding is. He doesn't know how to be there for you, or to support you sometimes. But I really should have realized when I married him that I couldn't change him. This is the kind of family he is from.

I have to admit, I've changed lots of the ways of his family. But it seems I haven't changed lots of the ways he thinks. I don't seem to have changed lots of the really strongly grown ways either.

I also never realized that it would mean so much to me. I grew up with a very stron knit family. Even though I was a personal loner, because of my
medical things it seemed I had as a kid. Which are not anything compared
to now.


Life just changes sometimes.

I am so proud though, that I learned something from my childhood. To pass on to each of my son's. And that is to really not let their disabilities stop
them.

They each are reaching their personal goals, and in some ways showing
their dad that they are worth more than he thought they would be worth.


I love my husband, but at many times I don't understand him, or like him.

DOes that make sense.

Donna