u/Boring-Car-7044

I was a very typical invisible child and the youngest of 4. The oldest is a typical hero child, very high functioning and successful but also very controlling to the rest of the family.

My 2nd sibling is harder to pinpoint, I'd also say invisible child.

3rd one was the mascot, made fun of everyone and everything but unfortunately took his own life.

And then there's me, also an invisible child.

The older I get, the more my eldest sister bothers me, the way she wants to control everyone and everything, even if it comes from genuine concern. I find myself withdrawing from her because I feel she still ignores my feelings.

How's your sibling dynamic?

You know how people often say he/she's too old to change now. But when I look at the people around me, they were never going to change, even when they were younger.

I'm just curious if you have senior clients and how old age influences therapy. Does old age make it harder to work with them?

I've come a long way in my therapeutic journey if I may say so. Basically Im happy with my life, except for the family part. With my friends and at work Im reasonably confident, I speak my mind, and we can have open honest conversations. I feel emotionally mature.

The more I grow as a person, the bigger the gap with my family. Only recently I recognize it as emotional neglected. I fit the "invisible child" role perfect. Since realizing that, the feeling of being unworthy that I grew up with, came flooding back. I know it's not true, I don't really think that but it just sits in my chest like a stone and it's so heavy 😪

Does anyone recognize this? How can I deal with this?

My therapist advised me to take a step back from my family to give myself time and peace and quiet. It's only been 2 months and I politely explained that I currently can't answer calls or messages. Didn't even blame them.

So far they've been respectful of that. Well, my mom sends a message 1x/week, sth like "thinking of you have a nice weekend " which is ok for me.

Today my sister sent me an email saying she basically how can you do this to mom. I know, classic guilt tripping.

Rationally, I know I'm not doing anything wrong. But it still feels like a punch in my stomach, a lot of anxiety,.... I hate this 😪

Hi,

I'm in Europe and here it's called Veoza but I guess it's the same product?

I've been taking it for 6 - 7 months. It worked great since the first dose but I have the impression it's becoming less effective? Does anyone else have this experience?,could you share how long you've been taking it?