Despite supposedly “being in your corner” many folks out there have truly entitled, demanding, and annoying families. They will ask for things without stopping, gaslight, bother, and pressure you into conceding to their requests, and make you feel bad for just existing.
A manturned to the internetfor advice after a campaign of manipulation and harassment from his brother’s family, who wanted them to swap houses. Because the brother had more children, he had deluded himself into thinking he really was entitled to OP’s home. So began a long series of attempts to get OP to move out.
Some relatives feel entitled to what you own simply on the basis of family ties
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Entitlement usually affects individuals, not entire family groups
Entitlement is sadly common enough that most people have encountered a truly delusional person at least once, but it’s rare to see it in an entire family unit. Because the brother’s demand is truly unhinged, as OP is in no way, shape, or form required to just let a whole family take over his hard-earned house because it’s more comfortable for them.
A possible explanation for this behavior is that “Karen” and the brother feed each other’s delusions, leading to this sort of behavior. While it’s not perfectly understood, there appears to besome connection betweennarcissistic personality disorder (NPD), Bipolar disorder, and a general attitude of entitlement.
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OP should resist giving in to their manipulation
There are some forms of entitlement that are not entirely detrimental. “Earned” entitlement, coming from care, good behavior, and hard work is psychologically beneficial and a solid way to stop someone from taking advantage of you. In a sense, OP’s feeling that his house should be used how he wishes isa form of earned entitlement.
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