((SerenitysWave))

I certainly understand not getting any positive attention from my family. In my family, the people who are sick get the attention, and if you're doing ok -- you're ignored.

I did end up in the hospital and all of a sudden the whole family was in my life, and it was not a good thing. They made the whole experience much more traumatic than it needed to be, and I was the one who paid the price.

This may sound strange, but I would count your blessings. You don't need unhealthy people paying more attention to you, because they will not solve your problems, they will just bring their own problems with them.

You may never be able to change your family, but you can change how you treat yourself.

How can you pay some positive attention to yourself?

Not sure if that helps...but my thoughts are with you.