I know what it's like to grow up with a parent that violates your boundaries. I also developed a false self in an effort to please her. And I know what it's like to feel like someone has power over you.

Everything you say makes a lot of sense. It took a long time for me to find someone I could trust. Eventually I learned that my personality was not a disease.

I learned to talk to the doctor and tell him what I feared...like he might think I was crazy or whatever. It really helped to know what he was thinking instead of trying to guess.