I put up with my own mother for years because I so desired her support and love. It's a very hard thing to come to accept that it may never happen. I've cut off ties with my family - they don't know where I live - and it's probably one of the best decisions I've ever made. It hasn't made all my problems go away but my problems are no longer aggrevated by someone who thinks I'm nothing more than a whiner and a hypochondriac.

It's hard to believe anyone else can care when our own parents are so dismissive and even hurtful when it comes to needing their support.

I'm sorry that you are having such a horrible experience.