About five years ago, my mother had a nervous breakdown and about two-three years ago she was diagnosed with borderline personality disorder. That's just a little background. I've lived with my mother nearly all my life and most of the time it was just me and her.

The thing is, the things that my mother was nervous about like going out alone, ringing people, being in crowds and now I find myself hating going out alone, ringing people and I despise crowds. I'm just 15 so I'm wondering if these behavioural thingies have rubbed off on me?

She also got agoraphobia and now I hate leaving the house and my bedroom. My sister thinks that I'm becoming a lot like my mum in that way too. She gets confused and I get confused. Does it sound like it's rubbing off on me? Hmm.