[Not A Speck Of Cereal]

Originally Posted by undeaf

You have far too much empathy for her

It's not empathy for the most part, it's complacency. I have folks in my life in a similar state that's how I've dealt with it.

why not find creative ways to limit the durations of interaction with her? ie. schedule vacations that have multiple components so that she'd only be with on one or two of them.

This is more or less how I deal with it.

Now, I can understand why this would be embarrassing and probably the last thing they might want to do, but it just might work. Her neurotic habits could also be just a pattern that's highly specific to some people, and she might be capable of acting a lot more normal with others. I think the best way to go about something like that is to plan it beforehand and get someone who would know exactly what they're going to be exposed to.

The only path is one of rehabilitation. She's capable of reacting the same was to all who approach her. There may be some soul who could interact with her in a different way, but how do you find this person? If not by profession, then only by chance.