Navigating family conflict

[travelmadmum23]

How do you all do it? As I'm getting older I'm finding it increasingly hard to navigate family conflict.

I'm getting frustrated with people's attitudes and thoughtlessness, I'm fed up of seeing the same patterns of selfish behaviour, I'm at my wits end with all the politics and shadyness that goes on behind people's backs, the lack of responsibility and accountability when questioned drives me insane...

Iv even questioned if I'm the problem as it seems like it never ends, no amount of communicating the issues helps and limiting contact didn't work. Keeping myself to myself didnt work as suddenly everybody kicked off.

I'm considering becoming a crazy cat lady and retreating to the mountains!

Anybody have any pearls of wisdom?

My pearl of wisdom: educate yourself on the psychology of drama triangles (Karpman). It explains a lot. It will also help you to be apart from it all. I've delved quite deep into reading about it and it's really helped me deal with the family stuff (or not deal with it really, to be more accurate :-))

With love from a fellow cat lady