WWYD - worried about SIL

[Worriedrellie]

My SIL is very active on lots of social media. I have noticed over the past few months that she is increasingly posting things that lead me to believe everything is not OK with her. She constantly posts those wise words/ meaning of life snippets that you see on Facebook etc. Over the past few months they have become increasingly more negative. They seem to be about broken relationships, being alone, low self esteem (you are strong, love yourself and things like this). I reckon she posts 5-10 of these a day.

I get the impression that she is very unhappy. She is not that keen on me but I do care about her welfare. Do you think I should show my DH. If he says something she may de friend me or say I am meddling. Also I looked on a site I am not invited on.

WWYD?

You could always indirectly bring this up. I know you say she's not keen on you but if she is truly down as you suspect she may appreciate a friendly approach right now. Posting such things on social media is an, albeit slightly childish, cry for attention. If it were me I would meet up with her asking if everything is OK, tell her what you have said here basically, that you're aware the two of you aren't BFFs but you're there for her if she needs someone. Then leave it at that, the ball is in her court. You should't fret, although I understand you want to help, ultimately she isn't your responsibility.

Given that she's announcing these things several times a day to all and sundry, I don't think you'd be meddling by sending a private message saying that you've noticed the sorts of things she's posting and want to see if she's ok and if you can help. If she won't let you in then there's only so much you can do, but it's not intrusive to respond with concern to public announcements.