Dazed...the one sister who has, more or less sworn off of alcohol (not because of alcoholism)….has had a counselor or therapist for many years. She has been diagnosed, she told me, as being dysthymic. Yeah, she fits that criteria, I think.
At times, she can, under certain circumstances, be somewhat pleasant.....but, so much of the time, she is a real "negative Nellie"....(think SNL skits...lol)…..
I know what you mean, Dazed....she never lets any bad news escape her.....
LOL....she is the kind of person, when told...."There is bad news and good news...which do you want , first?"
She would say---"Just give me all of the bad news....and skip the good news , altogether".....lol....