My family is self-destructing 40 days before my exams: Lawsuit threats, suicide risks, and my mother’s failing health.
I am a 17-year-old high school senior preparing for my university entrance exams in 40 days, but my family is in a state of total collapse. The trauma started in April 2024 after my grandfather died, causing my 55-year-old father to develop an obsessive hatred for my mother’s family. In January 2025, my middle sister (26F) and father sabotaged a trip I was supposed to take with my mother and eldest sister (29F) because my middle sister was furious we were going without her. My sisters have hated each other for as long as I can remember. In June 2025, when my eldest sister returned home to escape an abusive marriage, my middle sister turned extremely hostile because she refused to live in the same house as her. She eventually ran away and filed a lawsuit against my eldest sister just because my eldest sister got angry and insulted her during the conflict. My parents almost divorced in November 2025, and my mother (55F) developed severe hypertension from the chronic stress, leading to multiple hospitalizations. In February 2026, my eldest sister came to visit and ended up stuck here for 3 months because the airways were closed. My middle sister is generally a stable person in her daily life, but she becomes completely triggered and unstable specifically regarding my eldest sister's presence. This past Saturday, as my eldest sister was finally preparing to depart, my middle sister disappeared until midnight and began harassing me, my mother, and my father with WhatsApp messages, filled with vile insults directed at my eldest sister and demanding she leave immediately. My eldest sister saw these messages on my computer today and is now determined to file a police report and a lawsuit. My middle sister is so reactive to this specific situation that I genuinely fear she will commit suicide if the police are involved, and I am equally terrified that my mother’s heart will fail from the stress when my parents walk through the door in two hours. I am stuck in the middle, shaking and trying to save my future and my family’s lives at the same time.
tl;dr: My middle sister is harassing the family because my eldest sister is visiting. My eldest sister found the abusive messages and wants to involve the police, but I fear this will lead to my middle sister's suicide and my mother's heart failing from the stress. I have a life-changing exam in 40 days and I am stuck in the middle.