Do you remember trying to make up with your sister?

You remember trying to make up with your sister. You started to believe that you were at fault, that something was intrinsically the matter with you. Being innocent you shared your secrets with this sister only to discover that she betrayed your trust and told your deepest thoughts and feelings to your narcissistic mother.

Why does my narcissistic sister treat me so nicely?

With the narcissistic sister there is no empathy, warmth, concern for your welfare, kindness or compassion. Your narcissistic sister pretends that she cares about you but know that when this happens she is treating you “nicely” because she wants something from you, a narcissistic supply that she is after.

What does it mean when someone doesn’t want to reassure you?

The message that someone who hurts us sends when they act like they don’t want to reassure us is that they don’t care about us anymore. Because we are insecure around our social connections to others, the withholding of an apology can feel very threatening to our relationships.

Does your family try to convince you that you’re crazy?

Sometimes you might even find an entire family that constantly tries to convince each other that they are all crazy. The sheer volume of madness present in some families is almost unbelievable. Gaslighting, in case you didn’t know, is the ability to convince another person that they are crazy while taking advantage of them.

What happens when there is a large age gap between siblings?

When there is a large age gap between the siblings, it’s more likely for the older sibling to become a substitute “mother” to the younger one. 2. Rivals for the prize

Do sibling relationships look similar when a mother is unloving?

But while the patterns of sibling relationships may look similar in broad strokes, there are major differences when a mother is unloving.

What happens to a daughter when her rival is a brother?

Daughters report that when the rival is a brother, it’s somehow easier and the blow delivered to the soul and self-esteem is not as great; the pain is intensified when one daughter is rejected and another embraced.