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Alcoholic Sister Frequently Harasses/Bullies Me Through Text
For starters, my sister and I are both in our 30's. She is an alcoholic/drug addict and not mentally well. During her binges, she will often blow up my phone with abusive/harassing text messages. I usually just ignore her but addicts are creatures of habit so she does this fairly routinely.
I cannot get a restraining order against her because she is close with our parents (whom I currently live with) and she relies on me for transportation to/from work fairly often so seeing her is mandatory.
I have recently started saving screenshots of the awful things she texts me as evidence in case I decide to report her to the police or phone company.
Of course I realize that I cannot make her stop drinking or using, but can I get her to stop text bullying me?
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clearly she has some issues with you. Sometimes open communication and saying what's in your heart (talking about your sister) can help. When drunks blow up on people, its usually about something underneath that's been bubbling. Not just something new. So maybe having her tell you ALL of her problems with you. Just come clean, let it all out will clear the air, so to speak. One time in a drunken stupor I told someone "how it is" and some deep dark thing that only surfaces when I'm very drunk. I let it out and things were a lot mellower after that. I'd guess, you'd have to do it sober. or at least start sober. Otherwise she might get too drunk and forget the conversation. Worth a shot tho, repressed resentment can be a real pain. Better to just let it out in the open and let the steam out.
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