Thanks everyone for the words of wisdom and care here! I am feeling a whole lot better this week. I hung up on my Mum last friday night when she was mid-sentence ranting about crap (I was literally keys in hand, about to leave the house when she phoned and then when i answered she just would not stop talking at me). After that I didn't have any contact with her for 5 days. When I called her yesterday she was completely sober and acting like a normal human being. I also have completed a couple of assessment items for Uni and haven't been feeling so bad at work. Overall I am feeling alot more level headed!