I'm so sorry to hear you've been having a crappy time @JoJo76. Ranting to friends is totally normal and healthy. Sadly for her Alice doesn't have any real friends (I wonder why ) so has to repeatedly perform her pain in public for FMs who get bored and move on, to be replaced by new ones who haven't seen it all before...I find her silence disconcerting. Has she ever been this quiet before? I have no doubt there are legal reasons for this, but I worry so much for those girls with her not getting a way to vent.
In a way I kind of get her need to let off steam. I’ve had a really crappy time with injury and surgery over the last 16 months and often vent to friends on Facebook. It might be the middle of the night, or just a need to write down my feelings. But her level of toxicity is scary and goes beyond normal people. She really needs help.
In the meantime, I shall continue to ask Facebook people for cat memes.
Letting off steam is a good coping mechanism in tough times. Abusing people is not.