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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The previous two posts especially resonate with me.

I’m at a point now that I seldom see her and do my best never to be alone with her. After her latest screaming session, I was in bed with stress for days. My spouse said I was not myself. I was depressed to the point of not functioning. My heart raced for 3-4 days in a row, and I worried I’d have a heart attack.

My sibling is the same as my mother so dealing with the two of them takes too much from me.

My therapist suggested ideas that seemed undoable, like not spending holidays with family and seeing family members I want to see at other times.

Since distancing myself, I am so happy. I laugh more. I’m accomplishing my goals and enjoying my friends and non-crazy family. I didn’t know life could be this good or that I am probably not depressed but abused and recovering from it.

After the sibling’s latest screaming session, I decided I am done. I won’t be going back to how it was. [/quote]

I read this and wonder if there is another me out there posting. I was the same way dealing with mom's screaming fits. I would actually put a pulse oximeter on my finger and it was scary to see the level my my heart racing got to. My sister and my mother have a scary enmeshment. Yes, I am much happier now that we are on a break. I still feel traumatized by the tantrums and manipulations, but it's nothing like actively dealing with them and waiting for the next outburst.[/quote]

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