Re: Help! Advice Needed! I think my sis in law has taken the cleanse too far!

I realise you are upset... However: you are not responsible for your sister in law. She will do whatever she wants to do with her life and there is no way you can change that. There is no such thing as talking 'sense' into someone who is on a path to self destruction if that is the path the person has chosen to take.

I was once on a similar path. I was very lucky as my parents and sister ripped me out of the situation by booking a flight to New York for me (at the time I was in Singapore) and giving me no choice but to take it. By the time I arrived in New York I was well aware at how sick I was. (a 22 hour flight can do that to you)

Those were very special circumstances.

Anyway, point is, no amount of talking in her normal environment will change a thing. You have to rip the person completely out familiar surroundings to have a chance at reaching them deep within. And even then, it's not guaranteed and can often lead to the person feeling alone and trying to shut out the world even more. So, back to the beginning of this message - talking 'sense' into someone is only possible, when that person is ready to start changing something.