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June 10, 2023 Activities ‘The Elk City News - 5 Sister’s Claims Of Illness No QIPLEY’S Believe /t or Not! Longer Elicit Sympathy WWue scHoot THAT Server as HILL VALLey HIGH what these wonderful, strong started a group dinner for the SCHOOL IN THE MOVIE Dear Abby humans endure on a day-to- wives of my husband's poker “BACK TO THE FUTURE” WAS day basis, and the fact that she buddies. It started out well. Wuittier Hicu, DEAR ABBY: I have an older hijacks that struggle for her CALIFoRNIA— sister I'll call “Vicky,” who has own purposes makes my blood However, a newer member of Ricuarp Nixon's SscHooL been a hypochondriac for as boil.I know hypochondria is an the group has instigated pray- FRoM (928-1930. long as I can remember. Every issue on its own, but she refus- ing in the restaurant, including sniffle, cough or sneeze is al- es to acknowledge it, let alone holding hands while we do it. ways a dayslong or weekslong seek treatment for it. complain-a-thon about how How can I maintain a rela- This is not my style, noris it for sick she is, and sometimes tionship with someone whose some of the others. these illnesses or injuries are behavior, in my opinion, is ex- We feel we are being held Byn outeive ToILet on THE simply invented for attention. tremely selfish? She has been hostage to her request, and SHORELINE OF THE HAIDA Gwall While this has always been confronted, but she just won't ARCHIPELAGO OFF BRITISH annoying, it was fairly easy stop. -- SEES REAL ILLNESS we're not sure how to put a Cotumeia, CANADA, HAS A to brush it off -- until after I IN MICHIGAN stop to this display. I'm private FLUSH THAT IS married. My husband, “Jay,” a about my spiritual life, and "POWERED BY THE MOON,” wonderful man, is chronically DEAR SEES: According to another group member is ag- AS THE TIDE WASHES OUT THE ill. Like many chronically ill in- the DSM-5, published by the nostic. Can you please advise WASTE TWICE A DAY. dividuals, his life is filled with American Psychiatric Asso- doctors’ appointments, vari- ciation, your sister may suffer me on a tactful way to address ous treatment plans, trying from “illness ANXIETY disor- this dear woman? -- UNCOM- new medications and a lot of der.” (The caps are mine.) She FORTABLE IN CALIFORNIA financial stress around how to may not be seeking attention pay for it all. or trying to divert it away from Through it all, Jay perse- your husband and his daily DEAR UNCOMFORTABLE: veres. He goes to work, cares struggles; she may be GENU- TELL the dear, deeply religious SO BAD THAT WEALTHY for me and our animals and INELY fearful and distressed. woman that you are very pri- RUSSIANS SOMETIMES does his best to live a full, joy- If interacting with her as of- vate about your spirituality, HIRE FAKE AMBULANCES ous life. Watching my husband ten as you do is as upsetting TO BEAT THE JAMS, and at least one other member suffer has been one of the big- as you indicate, for your own gest challenges of my life. He is mental health, consider talk- of the group is agnostic. Then strong and brave, and now thating to or seeing her less often. suggest it would be appreciat- I see how chronically ill people Confronting her is not the an- ed if she kept her devotions si- Crossword struggle to live a normal day,swer; a licensed psychothera- lent and contactless when you my sister and her fake issues pist may be — if she would ad- have gone from bothersome to mit she may need one. are ina public place. (Could she ACROSS infuriating. be praying for her husband to 1 Make like a bee The truth is, she has no idea © DEAR ABBY: Recently, I win?) 5 Sharp pains ERIK S|S 10 Lisa’s brother Slav ell 14 Sandwich cookie Saar Al THAT'S CoRReCT. 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