Do You Bite Your Tongue?

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Yesterday, I was flat out accused by my great aunt that I don't like her and that I've been practically plotting against her just because I frowned at something she said. Here's the scenario: my mom and I went over to my great aunt's house to take her to the bank and we were asking her if she had enough money. When I began asking her a question, she bulldozed over my question and practically ignored me so I frowned. I guess that frown sparked her anger because she began spewing out how the family is against her and that she prays that she could just die in that house alone. Then she began accusing me of not liking her and not liking the fact that my mom comes over to help her. Mind you, she is making these accusations about me to my mom while I am sitting right there in front of her. She doesn't look at me or speak to me. I wanted so badly to tell her to talk to me about her crazy notions and to come to me if she thinks we have a problem. But I knew at that state, there was no talking to her sensibly so I held my tongue and sat through it all. A part of me wished that I did speak up and said exactly what was on my mind, that her paranoia is going overboard. Yet I know that it would not have done any good unfortunately. I just want to scream.