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My brother is a self-centered, video game addict...

I was rushed to the hospital today because I had a severe migraine, vertigo, loss of balance, nausea, and vomiting...the result is it's related to diabetes which is already a norm in my life.

I had to go through a series of tests to make sure it wasn't a stroke and I stayed in the hospital longer than expected. My narc mom sent me a series of texts saying I should just listen to them because they know what's right for me, and I should feel sorry for them...like this isn't even about them, but she still managed to make it about them. She always play the victim and make you feel guilty like usual, but that's not what upset me.

My older brother took me to the hospital because he had no choice. After I got home, he was a bit upset and blamed me that he didn't get any sleep because he was waiting for my text to pick me up. He was also upset for not being able to play with his gaming buddies (he always plays with them everyday in his life) because I texted him that I needed to go to the hospital. Even my cousin on audio chat was worried about me, while he didn't ask me how I was feeling or what happened in the hospital after he picked me up. If I was capable of not falling down, and not vomiting, I would have gone by myself and would never ask him any favor...he's a narcissistic, selfish bastard.

Since we were kids, he was always like this...never wanting any responsibility for anything, and that includes taking care of me. He's been playing video games for 35 years (He's 40 now). He only lives in the present, he has no long term plans for his future except finding a wife to marry so she could baby him like my mom did.

Video games have always been his priority, and my parents never stepped up, and continue to put him on a pedestal because they think he's a better person than me. I'm tired that no one in my family genuinely cares about me. Everyone is just the same...
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HannibalMontanimal · 26-30, M
I had to get myself out of my own video game addiction, or else I'd probably still be an addict. No one was going to stop me from gaming 24/7. Barely graduated high school because of it.
bittersweethermit · 36-40, F
@HannibalMontanimal I wish my brother had that capacity to grow up and change, but my parents have emotionally stunted him all his life, and have ignored his addiction with video games.
HannibalMontanimal · 26-30, M
@bittersweethermit Well... Ultimately it is his decision. My parents kinda babied me too until I graduated high school and then they started charging me to live there so I had to get a job or else I'd probably still be the same
bittersweethermit · 36-40, F
@HannibalMontanimal He has a job and has a huge debt that he caused that he's been paying for years. He lives with my parents and pays them rent, and only stays there because everything else is free. But he would never, ever drop his video games to find a way to get out of debt or live on his own. He's still the same since he was in high school...didn't learn a thing in life with his past mistakes.