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AIBU to think there must be something wrong?

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Warmerdays · 28/04/2025 21:00

Have you ever come across anyone who is so so unpleasant, so rude, so disrespectful that you start to feel genuinely worried about them and think they must have some un-diagnosed issue? My SIL has always been “savage” shall we say. She does not seem to have any self awareness, doesn’t seem to recognise when she is being disrespectful, cant see that her actions have consequences, her attitude has been getting worse and worse towards family and friends and she does not seem to care. She pushed my son out of her way the other day, said “oops” and carried on. She barges her way through people and places and just does not care. Im starting to think menopause? What are some symptoms of a personality disorder? ADHD? Someone cant possibly be so unpleasant without an explanation? Her mother (my mil) is terrified to open her mouth because sil is vile towards her. She lives with her parents, no bf/family/children so no family stresses. I feel like telling her perhaps she should see a Dr as her behaviour is getting worse and worse.

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TeenLifeMum · 28/04/2025 21:22

I work with people who can be rude - most are lovely but large nhs organisation. The most shocking to me are those who are hierarchical and speak to my team like shit over email then I get involved and back my team, find a solution and they are nice as pie because they deem my seniority high enough to speak to me kindly but my team don’t deserve that apparently. It’s a certain type of person.

one woman was a stand out exception, queen of rude who shouted at me over teams. I’m a strong woman who can handle tricky conversations but after that meeting I said I’m never meeting with her again without a witness. She went on to shout at my director and we had to get the ceo involved. She went on to secretly ignore our instructions. We couldn’t understand how she still had a job…. She doesn’t anymore. Her main issue was thinking she knew better about my specialist area without any training or experience. She wasted ££££ of nhs money 🤬

Legomania · 28/04/2025 21:20

Has no-one said to her "FGS Rachel, what is your problem lately?"

x2boys · 28/04/2025 21:19

Not every body has a condition,some people are just very unpleasant.

Livelovebehappy · 28/04/2025 21:18

Unfortunately people can just be unpleasant...... because theyre just unpleasant. Doesnt need to be a reason.

Warmerdays · 28/04/2025 21:15

pikkumyy77 · 28/04/2025 21:10

She eill not get help because she doesn’t have a problem—you do.

Well i do have a problem with her if she is allowing her poor behaviour to affect my child (such as pushing him) and leaving my poor mil in tears nearly every night. We all have a problem with it actually.

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Warmerdays · 28/04/2025 21:14

netflixfan · 28/04/2025 21:09

What’s your DH view on his sister’s presentation? He’ has she always been like this? Has she just got worse? She sounds like a very unhappy person.

Like i say shes always been… savage? Rude/abrupt/ sharp with her tongue?. But yes family members are seeing the its getting worse and worse. She did have some self awareness, so for example if in public she would be careful not to let her rudeness slip and her sharp tounge show, but now she does not care, shes left people gobsmacked. Her mother is in tears most evenings because of her (obviously bares the brunt of it)

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DoYouReally · 28/04/2025 21:12

Maybe she's just an absolute cow?

pikkumyy77 · 28/04/2025 21:10

Warmerdays · 28/04/2025 21:05

That she may possibly be able to get help.

She eill not get help because she doesn’t have a problem—you do.

netflixfan · 28/04/2025 21:09

What’s your DH view on his sister’s presentation? He’ has she always been like this? Has she just got worse? She sounds like a very unhappy person.

Warmerdays · 28/04/2025 21:05

pikkumyy77 · 28/04/2025 21:03

What does a diagnosis tell you? Just deal forcefully with the behavior.

That she may possibly be able to get help.

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Warmerdays · 28/04/2025 21:04

FortyElephants · 28/04/2025 21:01

Menopause and ADHD? Do you know how offensive that is?

Its just something various people have bought up as a posible explination as to what is going on with her! A friend suggested it as she admitted to the most awful mood swings going through her menopause. They are not my suggestions.

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pikkumyy77 · 28/04/2025 21:03

What does a diagnosis tell you? Just deal forcefully with the behavior.

FortyElephants · 28/04/2025 21:01

Menopause and ADHD? Do you know how offensive that is?