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How To Let Go Of Your Toxic Siblings?
You can choose your friends — but you can’t choose your family.
With all the shared life experiences and upbringing, siblings have the potential to be the closest of friends, however often that is not always so.
Those with toxic sibling relationships are all too familiar with this. Total sibling estrangement is relatively rare, with estrangement happening less than 5 percent. That rarity can make it difficult for those suffering from a toxic sibling relationship to talk with someone or know what to do.
No one wants to sever ties with a family member, but sometimes it is necessary for your own well-being.
How do you know if you should sever ties with a toxic sibling?
Why Do Toxic Sibling Relationships Happen?
Toxic sibling relationships can happen for many reasons. It can also be one sided — where one sibling wants to have a close relationship, but the other sibling does not.
One reason siblings have toxic relationships stems from childhood. In an environment where children grow up in a toxic family environment, those children grow up to feel toxic about their siblings.
