@SilverTrees

I am relieved to hear that your niece has a helpful and involved mom!! Poor kid though; I am sad that is happening to her.

Bullying is a huge complex problem to solve. It takes years of therapy and learning new habits.

Her mom is involved and helping her. That is huge good news!! Maybe you could steer them to articles or something online that could give them more information? Or encourage them to seek information online. Or tell them about PC? They could find support here and information that could help them.

It is so hard to refrain when we want to help our loved ones, but, if their body language says they are uncomfortable with that, we have to respect that, just like you are doing. You are wise to back off. Your input is valuable, no question there, I think she is trying to manage her anxiety by reacting how she does. Does that make sense?

Poor kid, she sounds overwhelmed. And her mom must be concerned too.