My mom and I look almost exactly alike. If she had brown hair and blue eyes, we could be twins. Our voices sound nearly identical, some of our basic mannerisms are similar and it kills me because I feel like I can't escape her.

My mom physically and emotionally abused me throughout my entire life. She's so controlling she never let me be my own person and I spent my entire life trying to separate myself from her and I feel like I can't because I see her every morning when I look in the mirror.

I hate the way I look. I want to change everything about my face. I want to get a new voice. I want to escape and forget what she's done to me but I can't when I am reminded every day. I hate being around mirrors. I avoid them like the plague.