Posted by Dinah on May 26, 2008, at 17:02:41
In reply to I had a fight with my sister again, posted by Deneb on May 26, 2008, at 16:30:44
Deneb, you've seemed more upset than usual lately. Is it because you're therapist is gone?
I understand that you're angry and upset. Your sister isn't being the sister you would like to have. Dr. Bob upset you. And your therapist left you for vacation. I'd be angry too.
But I can't think how taking an overdose would be useful. Your sister and your mother just will not take it well, or sympathetically. How, in reality, do you see your sister responding to it? It wouldn't do to be less than you're best at work when you're trying to climb the corporate ladder.
Instead of taking an overdose, can you think of a more practical and helpful way to communicate how you're feeling? And a more helpful way to moderate those feelings?
I do hear how upset you are. Both about this and about lots of things.
Maybe it would help to journal some of those feelings? Or to say something to your sister about boundaries and the expectations of civility, even in the family? Sometimes when I want to hurt myself, it's because I'm so very angry. If that's what's happening with you right now, might it not be better and more practical to express your anger in a productive way?
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