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Old Apr 09, 2016, 12:46 PM
Bill3 Bill3 is offline
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This woman is like a mother to me
How does the way she treats you compare to how your mother treated you when you were growing up?

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And when she isn't acting like this, she's there for me, she's kind to me.
You are not abusive.

In fact, as atisketatasket pointed out, her behavior seems to follow the "Cycle of Abuse", in which abusers alternate between kindness and abusiveness so as to make it difficult for the person they are abusing to leave.

If she abandons you it is her ethical obligation to provide you with referrals to other therapists. But perhaps it is time for you to seek out other therapists, and other sources of support as well.
Thanks for this!
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