Her Tears Framed Me, Her Ego Exposed Her

She Used Her Mental Illness to Frame Me — So I Used Her Narcissism to Expose Her

My younger sister Claire became an expert manipulator the day she was diagnosed with severe

anxiety disorder. She learned very quickly that she could weaponize it.

Whenever she was cornered, the tears came out, the panic attacks started,

and somehow I always became the villain. Like the time Claire stole our mom’s credit card to buy

concert tickets. When she got caught, she broke down sobbing and said I had pressured her—claimed I told

her she wasn’t cool enough to hang out with me unless she went. I was grounded for

a month. No questions asked. In high school, Claire threw a massive house party while