I think my brother may be becoming less of a pain in the ass as he gets older. We can talk and joke and do stuff we both like; and due to my job, I'm getting a lot less exposure to him, which probably helps a ton. On another front, I'm shooing my sister back into Gamma for the time being. I don't have a solid read on her Ego functions, obviously; but one of her primary traits is bluntness. I used to think she just didn't see how her words affected others, but it turns out she just doesn't care what other people think. It's been a bit hard to deal with her excessive honesty, when I feel certain views and feelings shouldn't be voiced - they're not "appropriate", and what would other people think? - but learning the true motive behind her behavior helps me somewhat. I want to be around people who allow me to express my views, as selfish or cold as they may be, without that disapproval and condemnation I fear. My sister is comfortable with that kind of openness in her own life. I still think she could stand to soften her approach sometimes, and she can and does filter herself sometimes, depending on who she's with ("I have to be around these people a lot", she said of one place). But I think it's going to help me be less self-conscious and worried about others' judgment.
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Originally Posted by Abbie
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That's kind of discomfiting when doctors don't know what's going on with health problems. Not surprising, since there's more knowledge than there's room in human heads for it all. But still. Have you gone to any natural medicine doctors?
