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Originally Posted by LabLover23
I believe part of the issues begin with your mother's recent increase in drinking and marijuana use. That can often let bottled up emotions bubble over in irrational ways. She may in fact be going through a idlife crisis, but she also may be losing a battle with mental illness, as it becomes more difficult as one gets older to battle it alone. She sounds like she might have possibly undiagnosed bipolar depression of somesort. )
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Thank you very much for the response. I probably should've put this in the first post, but my mother is on an anti depressant and has been since I was about 2 years old (I'm 20 now.) She suffered from anxiety disorder and panic attacks, but worked through those problems, and as far back as I can remember she has been mentally healthy.
She also feels that a lot of this has to do with hormones. She got her uterus removed a few years ago and has said that she is going through some sort of pre-menopause because of it. So, I have reason to believe that these changes could be a result of hormonal changes, a mid-life crisis, and/or an extra-marital affair. The problem is getting through these issues, and also dealing with how my father is taking this all. (Which is really what is hurting me the most out of everything. I know my mom is a strong person who can be alone, but I don't feel my father could handle a divorce.)