Thank you so much everyone for your support! Just to clarify, I pay for 100% of my therapy. Also, I'm 24 years old and if I think if I don't want to talk to my mother about something then I shouldn't have to. I've told my mum I will talk to her about therapy when I'm ready. My mother has always been quite controlling and overly involved in my life and I don't think she likes the fact that there are some things in my life that she doesn't get to be part of. Of course I love my mum and I would like to be able to talk more openly with her about these things but I'm just not ready to do that yet.

I still live at home because I was studying full time and the job I have now has a 6 month probationary period so I want to wait until that's done before I move out. Hopefully once I move out things will be better although moving comes with a whole other set of anxieties.