Hi Ozzie,
I go through the same exact thing with my family. I would be fine and happy, living my life until we'd cross paths and then I'd get all depressed and sad. I've intentionally stopped seeing them altogether and I do feel much better but now I don't see my "family" anymore and sometimes I do miss being able to see them. But what good is a family if they only make me feel terrible about myself?
I cannot change how they are-although I can change how I react to them BUT I cannot change how they make me feel and how it stay with me for days after the fact.
(((((((((Ozzie))))))))))))