So, this is a contest. If you can give me examples of someone worse than my brother... I'll give you a gold star.

We both grew up in the same abusive home. I've tried to talk to him about the shared experiences we had (he's only 3 years younger), but he has refused, and basically decided that he would rather just do everything he could to make my life hell.

He was just verbally abusive from the time we were about 10 or so. He was always looking for anything he could do to get into my head. Mocking my appearance, mannerisms... you name it. Playing head games... telling me what people were saying behind my back.. asking me about certain situations, and then telling me his manipulative interpretations. Telling me I was angry with him (gaslighting), and mocking my anger (mostly I just wanted to be rid of him). He played many of these games well into adulthood. My last few encounters with him were of him telling me that he knew about what was going on between an aunt and I.

He once angrily told me that because I had a rental house and another home, that I should just give him the rental. He angrily demanded that I loan him money, then when I did, and told him I expected him to pay me back, and kept track of how much he paid and when, he told people I was treating him unfairly. I kept an even temper throughout all this.... and yet, he continually told other people and me that I had a problem with anger.

The worst was when he flat out told me that the reason I was sexually abused by a stranger when I was 10, and he wasn't, was because he was a "tough little kid" and no one would have messed with him.

It took me a while to come to terms with those comments... and I wrote all my family members that had an email address (including my brother) and demanded an apology. He refused and replied that "he loved me"... and denied the whole thing. So, I publicly disowned him, and told him never to contact me again.

Can anyone top that one?