CBT is not an approach that fixes everything. It's not always possible to logic away emotional pain. Sometimes you just have to recognize the pain and know that healing happens with the passage of time. I've been in a lot of pain. I know it's unlikely that the pain will last forever.

When my boyfriend died in 2020, I had some bad pain to go through. I went through it. And I recovered. It's likely that will happen again. That's the best I can do.

My sister hurt me by not calling me at Christmas. It was mean of her. She was mad and acted spitefully. I deserved better than that. This is how she treats people - not just me. I have to lower my expectations. She was mean to my father when he was dying. This is her character. I've gone thru things like this with her before. It's just who she is. My other sister has been very kind. I'm lucky to have her in my life. People are as they are.