Validated, maybe? Know what you mean. I'm glad your psychiatrist backed up your decision to keep some healthy distance from your mom.

It's so hard to accept that we're going to have to find closure for ourselves, because the people that hurt us aren't ever going to admit to it or apologize (because mostly they think they never did anything wrong!)...I'm still working this one out. You're being such a good grown-up and taking care of yourself!