Posted by Tabitha on September 9, 2003, at 1:37:51
In reply to Sister has developed agoraphobia and moved home, posted by bookgurl99 on September 8, 2003, at 19:00:58
Hey Bookgurl-- I was wondering what happened to you. I hope you're doing OK.
I'd probably feel the same way about a sibling getting all that indulgence for her problem, especially if I'd taken a stronger approach with it myself. I hope you can find a way to talk to her about your fears about her future. It's probably best to stay away from lecturing her about how she *should* deal with her problem though, just to avoid creating defensiveness in her.
I know it breaks my heart when my sibling isn't doing well and I feel helpless. He's also sooo different from me, anything I could suggest would be useless to him. And vice versa. So there we are, caring for each other, but finding it very difficult to help, or even to respect each other's path in life. Sibling relationships are just hard, there's no getting around it.
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