My sister has obsessive thoughts/flashbacks, not about life threatening things like in PTSD. She'll remember some creep leering at her 4 years ago and ask why-can't keep such things out of her mind-like they're imprinted. She sees a therapist & psychiatrist for depression but hasn't mentioned her thinking style. Guys smile, give her the eye because she is "model" pretty, but humble, doesn't even wear make-up or think about looks. Her 2 sisters hate her cause she loves ballet & opera, not gangsta rap. They also hate her for being pretty. Parents don't have a clue, don't care. I tell her to tell the sisters (my sisters) to go F themselves. I've tried. It could only work if she tells them. She's too afraid, though. Any medication or advice or practice (meditation, writing, assertiveness training) that could help her? She's very shy; she only trusts me. She is being punished for being so good. We're a black family. There could be a culture aspect. If you know culture, you may understand
2007-10-12 09:34:12 · 2 answers · asked by holacarinados 4 in Health ➔ Mental Health
I've spent three hours trying to figure out how to create an avatar. Yahoo instructions aren't too clear. BTW, nobody in my family uses 'African American' and hardly ever 'black.' Other people do. We're mixed race: white grandmother, etc. Skin tone is 'copper' to be accurate, but people see what they want to see.
2007-10-12 09:52:03 · update #1