I'm feeling a lot of anxiety about a family member. He is uprooting his life pretty abruptly, in a way I could never do myself. I have tried to express support for his decisions, which most likely will work out well. But I still have a lot of anxiety. I can't sleep.

My parents live in the same metro area as me, and have received the covid-19 vaccine. So they seem to be physically fine. But my mother is not an empathetic person, and has enjoyed saying things that upset me to get a reaction out of me. She has been manipulative, and it used to take 3-4 days to get over my frustration and confusion after being around her. So I have greatly reduced my communication with my parents for my own self-preservation.

I feel guilty that if I just paid more attention to my parents, my other relative wouldn't have had to uproot his good life to move back here and be available to them. My parents are depressed, narcissistic soul-suckers. And this all feels like my fault now.

Thanks for letting me vent!