Thank you Lee, my mother has just always been this way...many of my family members wonder if she has her own mental disorders...but she refuses to see a doctor over it...she is forceful and moody and always plays the victim...often I wonder why my family puts up with it....she treats people like crap, but when someone finally stands up to her, she acts the victim and makes everyone else feel extremely guilty....its always been that way...-sigh- it's a rough situation...sadly, I would rather leave my doctor out of it...my mom can be a rather stubborn loud woman, and my doctor, also a woman, can be the quiet shy type....a bad combo....no, I will continue to try and reason with her, but sadly if it continues on like this I may just need to cut her from my life for a little while until I am well enough to stand on my own.