OMG, my aunt has jumped up on her religious bandwagon telling me I don’t need psych meds. Look at her, she’s turning her problems over to God and not taking the pills her allergist wants her to take (though she will run to the doctor at the first sign of any sinus issues). She told me the doctor wanted her to take psych meds after her divorce 30 years ago and she didn’t and she’s fine , and I am thinking the doctor was probably right. That whole side of my family has psych issues and alcoholism through and through along with jail and suicide.

I tried to explain to her bipolar is lifelong and linked strongly to genetics or at least an individual’s brain chemistry, and it is not something I can pray away. I need to take medication.

I’d just let it go, but now she’s texting me “got religion in the wrong way” stuff daily, emailing too if she feels like it.

She’s already given me plenty of unsolicited parenting advice as seen on some TV nanny show over the years even though I again and again have to bite my tongue as she has no kids, and TV shows likely don’t cover kids with sensory processing disorder. And no kid is a carbon cut copy of another

I believe in God, but I also believe God made humans smart enough to discover medicine, and why would He do that if we weren’t supposed to put it to use?

I get to see her this weekend as my grandmother is clearing out a lot of her stuff. And then in 2 weeks for my niece’s birthday party.

And she seems to think it is not a problem to discuss my mental health issues in front of my family and even my BIL’s family.

Talk about toxic relatives

Sorry...just a vent.