Hello,

I've never reached out for help before, because I've always been able to handle what my mom would reveal to me about her bi-polar disorder/ptsd. However, now that I am an adult, she has revealed far more to me.

I myself suffer from generalized anxiety. As she has exposed more and more of what she suffers with, I find my own issues becoming worse as well. She finds me to be a great comfort and comes to me often seeking guidance. I'm finding that I've reached a breaking point that I can no longer handle these issues, but refuse to cut off our open communication, because I do not ever want my mom to think that she cannot come to me.

How can I maintain a balance with someone so unstable? How can I be in control when I suffer from such gripping anxiety on my own? While I am surrounded by so much love with my fiance and his family, as well as very good friends, they do not understand this kind of turmoil. All they can do is listen to me vent. In turn, I make them feel just as helpless as I feel.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.