Anonymous
Post 07/21/2025 13:56     Subject: SIL constantly causing conflict

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Having been through this, just know there's nothing you can do to please her. If she likes you, it's for her own nonsensical reasons. And it's temporary. She is mentally ill. Is she your brother's wife or your husband's sister.

I'd say grey rock and avoid as much as possible. Hopefully if she's your husband's sister, he sees her behavior for what it is and gets good about setting boundaries. If she's your brother's wife, good luck. It'll likely eventually explode, but he'll endure years of abuse and hurt others in the process before he snaps out of it.


This. Although it may not be mental illness. Or it may not be JUST mental illness.

She may have a personality disorder which almost definitely means that the only solution is to avoid her.


Sounds like my relatives that have personality disorders. If that's what they have, all you can do is avoid them and go no to low contact.
Anonymous
Post 07/20/2025 18:16     Subject: SIL constantly causing conflict

Anonymous wrote:Tell us about her life. Does she have a job, house and family? Wondering if she holds the angry monster inside her when out in public? Your answer would dictate what I would say to her. And, by confrontation, I would leave the room when she gets crazy and say, “Are you always the victim?”



OP. She has all of those things. She had a super rocky few years of being fired from various positions. She has what seems like pretty severe ADHD that has caused issues with work. But she is doing well in her current position. She fights with her spouse a ton, some yelling back and forth but mostly she just steamrolls him over every little thing.