Cute little cartoon. My sister always leaves me feeling drained. She she vents all her garbage to me, but doesn't listen to anything I have to say. It's always a one way conversation with her.
Today she was going on and on about some negative shit, so I just acted disinterested, because to engage her just wastes my energy. I basically just answer whatever with "what do you want from me", "there's nothing I can do". She did kinda tried to put some words in my mouth at one point, I asked her, "did I say that?" She did get frustrated and end the call so I was happy.
It's sad, and I wish it was different, but it's always a one sided waste of my time, and I usually end up feel the need to eat a bunch of junk food and take a nap. I guess it's just plain draining.
I told my live in boyfriend about all of this and he pointed out that he vents to me, but I think it's different with him, because I like to think I can vent to him as well. Additionally, I feel like he respects when I set a boundary or say I need a break.
Is it normal to fantasize about isolation?
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Cute little cartoon. My sister always leaves me feeling drained. She she vents all her garbage to me, but doesn't listen to anything I have to say. It's always a one way conversation with her.
Today she was going on and on about some negative shit, so I just acted disinterested, because to engage her just wastes my energy. I basically just answer whatever with "what do you want from me", "there's nothing I can do". She did kinda tried to put some words in my mouth at one point, I asked her, "did I say that?" She did get frustrated and end the call so I was happy.
It's sad, and I wish it was different, but it's always a one sided waste of my time, and I usually end up feel the need to eat a bunch of junk food and take a nap. I guess it's just plain draining.
I told my live in boyfriend about all of this and he pointed out that he vents to me, but I think it's different with him, because I like to think I can vent to him as well. Additionally, I feel like he respects when I set a boundary or say I need a break.