'My Sister Lies, Steals, and Insults Me, But I Can't Let Her Go!'

When you protect someone from the truth, you delay their path to treatment.

Astronomies (1973) by Dorothea Tanning

Dear Polly,

I've never written to an advice column before. I'm not sure how to go about it. How do I describe the current situation I'm in? I can only be raw and emotional right now. Things are so jumbled in my head, tangled in thick clouds of grief, that I can't see them clearly. I think I should start by telling yo…