USMC Sokol
01-08-15, 03:47 PM
So I'm at my parents house with my mom, dad, niece, nephew, and sister. A tv ad comes on about a Veterans with PTSD foundation… my sister loudly gives a snarky "mmmm" followed by rudely saying "ya and where are all the fundraisings for everyone ELSE with PTSD??".
My immediate reaction was, are u f'ing serious? But I didn't say it and just kept quiet. It was just an awkward silence in the room. The kids were around and I didn't know how to go about it without things blowing up. It was loud enough for both my parents to hear..but it's a little bit deeper than that, so don't jump the gun just yet.
There's background that you need to know though. My sister is not all there in the head. She's very bipolar and has bad factitious disorder, meaning she likes getting physically and mentally sick just for the attention. She loves putting on braces, crutches, sprains, etc etc and just is always looking like a walking disaster. She told me earlier today that she is possibly getting a service dog because she claims to have PTSD. She's always been very supportive of me as a Marine, but has always held a grudge because she feels I am the "most liked in the family".
I am lost as to what to even say to her. It seems like there's no way to get through to her mentally deranged train of thought. Maybe there is no answer you can give me that'll help, but I just really need to vent right now
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My immediate reaction was, are u f'ing serious? But I didn't say it and just kept quiet. It was just an awkward silence in the room. The kids were around and I didn't know how to go about it without things blowing up. It was loud enough for both my parents to hear..but it's a little bit deeper than that, so don't jump the gun just yet.
There's background that you need to know though. My sister is not all there in the head. She's very bipolar and has bad factitious disorder, meaning she likes getting physically and mentally sick just for the attention. She loves putting on braces, crutches, sprains, etc etc and just is always looking like a walking disaster. She told me earlier today that she is possibly getting a service dog because she claims to have PTSD. She's always been very supportive of me as a Marine, but has always held a grudge because she feels I am the "most liked in the family".
I am lost as to what to even say to her. It seems like there's no way to get through to her mentally deranged train of thought. Maybe there is no answer you can give me that'll help, but I just really need to vent right now
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