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My family has always been dysfunctional, but it is an absolute mess right now. Between the gossip and backstabbing and constantly rooting for people to fail, my family is slow to encourage and uplift and quick to judge, hurt and humiliate. They are relentless with it. Once a cousin of mine was pushed to tears, and they responded by being more vicious as though they liked seeing her in pain. I've been subjected to this as well, and it has gotten so bad that I had to cut off communication with one family member and greatly reduced my contact with most of the others because dealing with them has affected my physical health (I had trouble breathing and had to have medical attention for chest pains). I can't be around people who try to hurt me.
I feel emotionally drained by all of the gossip, slander and constant negativity, and I'm at the point where in my quest to walk right with the Lord, the best way to do this is to love them from a distance.
Do any of you feel this way sometimes? Have you felt this way before? How do you love a dysfunctional family and maintain your emotional and spiritual health at the same time? And how do I not feel guilty about reducing contact with these people?
I feel emotionally drained by all of the gossip, slander and constant negativity, and I'm at the point where in my quest to walk right with the Lord, the best way to do this is to love them from a distance.
Do any of you feel this way sometimes? Have you felt this way before? How do you love a dysfunctional family and maintain your emotional and spiritual health at the same time? And how do I not feel guilty about reducing contact with these people?
