That's about all I have...a minute. I almost don't even want to record this, but it is most assuredly a matter for prayer.
WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY SISTER? She behaved SO badly at Mom's house yesterday. I cannot fathom what happened in her life, or in her relationship with Mom, that makes her so difficult. Mom claims that it's because she was "Daddy's little girl," and I suspect that might be partly true. Sis certainly learned at a young age that Dad would side with her in most face-offs with Mom.
Was there abuse? Sexual abuse? (I hate asking that.) Is there depression? I'd have to come down in the camp of a personality disorder of some type.
Treatment? Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is the one that keeps coming to my mind. Of course, she probably wouldn't go. She has such idiosyncratic interpretations and memories of things that reasoning with her is not only useless, but incredibly frustrating.
Lord, this is horrible. I'm glad that Mom calms down when she talks to me. She says so! :) But what about my sister? Why did she even come up this way? What is she hoping to accomplish by staying with Mom? What is her purpose? (if one accepts that all behavior has a purpose) If her behavior is not driven by a purpose, then perhaps it is a response to something. If I jump into traffic, for example, it may not be my purpose, but maybe someone pushed me. ?????
Please intervene. Give me, or better yet, them, some wisdom about how to rebuild their relationship. Sister is not a happy person and has not been for years, probably decades.
What do You think about an antidepressant? Is she really depressed? Or is it "just" a personality disorder?
Help. Please. I hate family disharmony, and I think You do, too.
