Good luck Granite....

And... you mentioned you won't see your T again for 3 weeks, and you thought about asking for an earlier appointment, but don't want to seem needy? I don't think it looks needy or unusual at all to ask for an earlier appointment - 3 weeks is a long time in therapy-time. (I just wanted to let you know how it looks from the outside, so you might feel better if you decide to ask her anyway!)

Good luck, and sorry about the feeling of doom visiting your mother... I *loved* what hanster wrote ("My mother and my self-care cannot co-exist.") - I feel like that too. Haven't visited my mom's house in... I don't know, maybe 10 years? And even emails from her right now make me bristle up. One of my big goals in this round of T is dealing with mom-stuff. It sucks! Good luck with it all...