... she opened with her mental illness. >Pronouns They tell you in their very first sentence to you theyre completely fucked in the head. The *correct* course of action is to immediately stop acknowledging that person full stop. Dont interact with them. Dont give them attention. Literally turn your back on them and walk off. Anything else either gives them default victory or ammunition to keep fighting their slapfight. If its a family member the very first time they do it is the very last time they get left alone with any kids you might have so they cant use that child, and maybe you give them a few chances to self correct, allow them to be themselves aroudn you then when the attention seeking faggotry starts again you turn your back. keep doing it until they learn, on their own, without you giving them any ammo, its not working and its only them losing their shit over it and its... *easier to just shut the fuck up and not be a complete faggot*