I have argument issues with my younger brother who is four years younger than me. At first, we have a good time since young, then tensions started to rise.
Today, my brother said that my bathroom is so smelly because of the smell of poop. I told him, it’s a lie and I told him the truth, he said “You lied! You lied!” and started fighting with me. Now, I am feeling depressed and stressed because of him. I silently cried in my bedroom, thinking that is the truth or a lie. What to do?
Thank you for taking your time to write in to Let’s talk! It must have been so exhausting and upsetting for you especially when you feel like you are not being believed. Siblings conflict can hurt more because of how the relationship is.
Firstly, it sounds like that what happened was a disagreement that escalated quickly. Arguments like this between siblings are about feeling heard, respected and in control. Your brother seemed to have been venting frustrating in a way that is quite immature. And that says a lot more about his mood more than you
Secondly, you know what happened, so trust yourself on that. I can see that you are sitting alone whether you were telling the truth suggests you might be taking his words harder than they deserve .
For now, I do suggest giving each other some space. Once things have calmed down, you can try to have a short and calm conversation. That normally work better than trying to resolve it while there are still tensions.
Lastly, I noticed that you have a burnout tag on your post. For managing burnout, you can actually look through some of the resources on mindline.sg on how to manage burnout 