• MinnesotaGoddam@lemmy.world
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    9 days ago

    they have successfully convinced my otherwise genius brother that his inner voice is god. he thinks he has aphantasia, despite him describing his dreams and imagination to me earlier in life. he just feels left out because he doesn’t have anything broken, not even bad vision or a single godsdamned cavity and i spent most of my 20s in the hospital. well, didn’t have anything broken.

    that is terrifying

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      8 days ago

      I just gotta say, that is wild. Does your brother have munchausen syndrome? He’s already jealous of you for getting attention from having health problems, it’s just the next step down that path

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        8 days ago

        i cannot begin to think of what is wrong with him and his wife without writing a long list of grievances. short version, when we were growing up, our parents kep me happily in his shadow. as adults, even with my disability I’ve done a hell of a lot more than him (the trick was to stop begging for parental approval) and i’m kind of worried i’m living the life he wanted because he’s always hated kids and has 7 (good job SIL).

        i only have like 500 bucks to my name, some video game consoles, a trike, and an amazing wife. rejected for disability because i spent too much time trying to get a degree and job and provide for myself. but hey, we have a hell of a lot of fun.