I wonder if it's something I must do now. I want to love them, but they are so incredibly difficult, and no matter what I do I will never lose the role of the black sheep. I'm very sick and afraid they're detrimental to my healing. But I'm torn, of course, because they're my family. I've been thinking about it for years but things are getting worse now and maybe it's actually the best thing. I don't know. 

Has anyone successfully severed ties to their family. How did you do it, how did it work for you?