Growing up with siblings isn’t always the wholesome picture people paint it to be.

For one youngest sister, childhood meant threatening texts, invaded privacy, and constant fear of living under the same roof as her brother.

So as she looks back on her troubled childhood, she wonders what she owes her terrible sibling — and she’s starting to suspect she’d be better off without him.

Keep reading for the full story.

AITAH for going no contact with my only sibling?

At what point is sibling fallouts/fights considered just downright bullying?

I endured a lot of stuff when I was younger, the likes of being hurt and threatened constantly on top of the embarrassment on social media statuses/posts.

Facebook was just becoming a big thing as I was growing up.

But the mistreatment didn’t stop there.

This was followed by the threatening texts — “wait til you’re home” sort of thing.

My privacy being invaded by them raiding through my bedroom and me being petrified to even retrieve my own stuff back out of their room.

Still, she wonders if this is all in his head somehow.

Is this just “what siblings do” or, now that you are older and reflect back, do you consider this bullying?

I’m not sure if I’ve gaslit myself into thinking that it’s just sibling stuff.

The bullying has led to longstanding mental health challenges.

But looking back, it was definitely the catalyst of the beginning of my anxiety and OCD after doing CBT.

My sibling has never dropped the “lil sis” act on me and treats me like I don’t know my behind from my face — it’s patronizing and I’m totally done.

AITA for going no contact?

No one should be forced to face this kind of mistreatment — especially from their own sibling.

What did Reddit think?

Sometimes you just have to listen to what your body is telling you.

Going no contact can be difficult, but it’s sometimes necessary.

Cutting him off may be the only viable option left.

She spent years calling it sibling rivalry, but CBT and a little reflection had other ideas.

Life’s too short to spend time with people who willfully mistreat you.

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