[Fish_Fingers]

Originally Posted by Fendertele

I agree, Helen likes it her way, and cannot conceive that there is any other way than Helen's, and there lies her problem, the fact that she is right even when she is clearly wrong, then her frustration of defending herself over what-ever, becomes a personal battle with who-ever has a different opinion....it goes 'round and 'round, and she never gets off the roundabout...She is trapped with-in herself...

Very good analysis, and I agree 100%.

One other thing I'd add to the discussion is that she seriously needs to try and understand what the phrase, "slagging me/you/us off," actually means. Just because people she doesn't like talk about her, and even point out her flaws, it doesn't always equate to slagging her off. But what she tends to do is hear people discussing her, not actually listening to what they are saying, and then proclaim, "They're slagging me off!!"

I've said it before and I'll say it her again, her "journey" will begin when she leaves the house and sees how her behaviour is perceived by others. Then if she starts taking steps to fix her broken personality, that will be the start of her real journey.