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Title: personality disorders, mental illness and possible alcoholism
Review: What a sad story . . . I am surprised to hear so little in other reviews about the mental health issues in this family (those things mentioned above) plus the emotional abuse big edie spewed upon little edie non-stop. She would not let her amount to anything, and used her to satisfy her needs. I noticed time and time again the double-messages she gave little edie: "you are a great singer-- don't sing!" "you need to loose that weight -- do you want some ice cream?" "you never got a husband or babies -- your boyfriend was horrendous!" "you are a great poetess -- stop reciting that poem!" Enough to make anyone insane. And their inability to function, magical thinking, and emphasis on images (the mirror, the pictures) instead of reality: all very sad to watch.
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