yes me too. My mother had schizophrenia and she would not let me out of her sight. She also made me afraid of people by telling me how strangers wanted to kid nap me and she would never see me again. She made me dependent upon her. My father was alcoholic. He deferred to her because he was always afraid she would have another "breakdown". He allowed her to smother me. I had one friend all the time I was growing up. Her father was alcoholic, so we had that in common. I never had friends over the house, I was always embarrassed. I am sure I learned to have an avoidant personality this way. My only sibling was a sister, 11 years my elder. She was always glad to get out of the house to be with her friends. She was able to do that, but I had to stay in the house. I know what it is like to be smothered. I wound up really hating my mother when I grew up. She was to me like an albatross around my neck.