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Originally Posted by DarknessForever
This reminds me of my sister as well. I tell her what to do to get better (she suffers from mental illness as well), which is mainly telling her to stay away from people at the moment who make her worse, but she listens for a short amount of time then crumbles! Or she ignores other advice. Then again, when I give any advice, I can't listen to my own advice. Must be in the genes except it's my own advice I ignore. That's just sad.[emoji22] I pray she will start to listen to your advice. While she needs to make her own decisions, and you can't push your ideas on her, imagine yourself in her shoes, what she has gone through, and try to imagine what she feels. Be honest, but don't push. You have different view from her. It will take time. Good luck.
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Thank you, I am so much like you. I don't take my own advice especially when it comes to my sister. I try and advise her, go to the doctor. Tell them the truth, ask to see a T, be honest. My sister instead goes to the doctor and for whatever reason, the doctor won't refer her to see a T, they gave her anti-depressants and left her to it. I know this sounds horrible but sometimes I feel like there's jealousy over my treatment and healing because she doesn't have a T and I do. She triggers me in the sense that she knows I have anorexia and she'll tell me that I've put on weight and look better with a fuller face and wider hips. With the PTSD she'll ask me about an event in my past and the majority of the time I'll have a flashback or blackout. I've asked her not to, but she does anyway.
My T told me to stay away from her, but she's my sister and I love my nieces and nephews, I don't want to distance myself but I know a little bit of distance wouldn't hurt.
I try and tell my sister how I got a T, I was honest and I told the doctor I won't survive on my own anymore. A few weeks later I had a permanent T. That's all I want for my sister is someone would is in their right mind state who can help her. I'm frustrated because there's nothing I can do, and going around in circles is emotionally damaging me. I should take my T's advice and give myself some breathing space.