US EditionAsking Eric: Did my bullying of my sister as a teen turn her into a drug addict?
- The author, a 57-year-old woman, feels dread and unfairness regarding her sister's struggles with addiction.
- The author believes her past mistreatment of her sister during their adolescence may have contributed to the sister's substance use.
- The author, the fourth of five siblings, experienced bullying and loneliness as an adolescent, and now worries about her 55-year-old sister's health.
- The author apologized to her sister and acknowledged, "You did not have the power to make your sister a person who struggles with substances."
- Because of her worries, the author is in therapy; her husband worries about her obsession with 'helping' her sister, which affects her well-being.
33 Articles
33 Articles
Asking Eric: I believe my adolescent cruelty is responsible for my sister’s lifetime of addiction
Dear Eric: I am 57, and I am the fourth of five siblings. My adolescent years were marked by loneliness, fear, bullying from others because of my weight and anxiety. I had no outlet to express myself so I either over ate or took out my rage on my younger sister.
Asking Eric: Woman fears her bullying caused her sister’s addiction problems
DEAR ERIC: I am 57, and I am the fourth of five siblings. My adolescent years were marked by loneliness, fear, bullying from others because of my weight and anxiety. I had no outlet to express myself so I either over ate or took out my rage on my younger sister.
The Fort Morgan Times
Asking Eric: Sister fears her bullying caused sister’s addiction problems
Dear Eric: I am 57, and I am the fourth of five siblings. My adolescent years were marked by loneliness, fear, bullying from others because of my weight and anxiety. I had no outlet to express myself so I either over ate or took out my rage on my younger sister. When I grew up, I would often ruminate over how badly I treated my sister in my teen years. My sister coped with her issues, which are also numerous, by getting involved in the drug worl…
Asking Eric: Did my bullying of my sister as a teen turn her into a drug addict?
Dear Eric: I am 57, and I am the fourth of five siblings. My adolescent years were marked by loneliness, fear, bullying from others because of my weight and anxiety. I had no outlet to express myself so I either over ate or took out my rage on my younger sister.
Asking Eric: I don’t understand why I was demoted
Dear Eric: I am 57, and I am the fourth of five siblings. My adolescent years were marked by loneliness, fear, bullying from others because of my weight and anxiety. I had no outlet to express myself so I either over ate or took out my rage on my younger sister. When I grew up, I would often ruminate over how badly I treated my sister in my teen years. My sister coped with her issues, which are also numerous, by getting involved in the drug worl…
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