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narcissistic mother is driving me insane?

I've been living unconscious bad patterning from my childhood. My mother left the family to pursue her career and she was scared of being violent. but she stayed married to my father (confusing!) and would be angry, fighting and emotionally/mentally abusive. I have never been able to tell her my feelings because it's always about her, she's defensive and makes me feel worse. She is incapable of being empathic and nurturing. I'm 36, yeah i know i should be over this but I'm starting my life over after waking up from unconscious bad learned patterns. I made the love of my life go away, i kept abusive relationships till he almost killed me and so i had to move home, I've got a lot of self hatred and self defeating patterns, problems with my identity and career. I'm living in an inherited house (very thankful), dad lives down the street, brother next door, mom visits dad. There's my niece who comes to my Dad's house 4x a week all day. So we go to my Dad's house but it's making me crazy to be there. My mother announced "i'm moving home and i want all of you to be happy!" she just told me she's keeping her big city apartment. so she's not moving home. so i cannot afford to have infuriating encounters with her. When i told her my feelings on changing her mind about moving home again she snapped and got mean. when she asked me'what's the root of your anger?" i said one reason is that you were a tortured artist, she said no mental illness. she can't even listen. This is my hell and she is a monster to me. I've been suggested to stay away from her but it's also stressful for me to keep my wall up and to consciously stay away from her. I am dealing with the root of my problems, she says she's open to listen but she's not. she is torturing me. I don't know how to talk to her. I'm losing my mind and am in a constant cycle of uncontrollable rage and sadness. thanks. do you know a way to talk to someone like that?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    a counselor, mayybe, because this seems to serious and dangerous for you to take into your own hands

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    If after 36 years she hasn't listened to you, what makes you think she'll suddenly start to now?

    You should cut your ties with this woman. Don't call her, don't approach her. If/when she asks you what's going on, simply tell her that you don't like the way she treats you and that you have had enough. Tell her that you love her and whenever she decides she wants to treat you like a daughter that you'll be there.

    But until then, stay away from her.

    I know this isn't what you want to hear but you need to face the facts dear: all she cares about is HERSELF.

    Some people have shitty parents, there's nothing you can do about it except cut them out of your life.

    Good luck.

  • ?
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    Please do no longer do something stupid you're thank you to stable for that. From the sound of issues you're an purely newborn so all the stress is on besides. and you're mom, wow she's unique yet a least you have kin. So this is what you do, grab your grandma and pa and merely tell them what their troublesome love is doing to you. tell them it makes you disenchanted. on your mom do something that'll make her proud. What you do unlike restoration it. Have the braveness to alter the flaws you may, and the serenity to settle for what you cant. If all fails grab a suited buddy that may well be useful you thru your rut.

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