[moonlight]

My mom and I keep on fighting. Fighting is not the correct word. She is incredibly emotionally overbearing and constanly in my face it is horrible. I hate living at home and I never want to spend time with her.
moonlight

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[sadeyedlady]

Hi:

Sorry to hear of your problems.
My mother and I never saw eye to eye either, she is exceedingly overbearing as yours is, and quite verbally abusive. However, I did cut contact with her considerably, and live quite a ways from her, this has helped me enormously. She falls somewhere in the Narcissistic range, sadly.

Is there any way you can get a place of your own, or some space away from her?

May I suggest a good book I read a few years back:
"My Mother My Self" by Nancy Friday (The Daughter's Search For Identity). It talks about changing childhood patterns we learn from our parents, and our relationships with women in general etc....very enlightening read, I hope it helps you.

Have you thought about going to see a therapist to talk about it, might be a good idea. Perhaps he/she can offer you some insight and perspective

Most of all try to get yourself some breathing room, it does not sound pleasant You deserve respect always remember that.

Blessings,
Sadeyedlady.

Just some ideas, hope they help.

Blessings,
Sadeyedlady

[sadeyedlady]

Hi:

Sorry to hear of your problems.
My mother and I never saw eye to eye either, she is exceedingly overbearing as yours is, and quite verbally abusive. However, I did cut contact with her considerably, and live quite a ways from her, this has helped me enormously. She falls somewhere in the Narcissistic range, sadly.

Is there any way you can get a place of your own, or some space away from her?

May I suggest a good book I read a few years back:
"My Mother My Self" by Nancy Friday (The Daughter's Search For Identity). It talks about changing childhood patterns we learn from our parents, and our relationships with women in general etc....very enlightening read, I hope it helps you.

Have you thought about going to see a therapist to talk about it, might be a good idea. Perhaps he/she can offer you some insight and perspective

Most of all try to get yourself some breathing room, it does not sound pleasant You deserve respect always remember that.

Blessings,
Sadeyedlady.

Just some ideas, hope they help.

Blessings,
Sadeyedlady

[emoangel]

Yea my mom and i were very sketch with each other for quite awhile. The way it came about i guess is that my brother was really quite a pain in the butt when we were little, and not that i wasnt either, i cant let him take all of the credit *wink* but he was the one to push her buttons, and when she got mad, she would literally yell and scream at both of us. She got right in our faces. As a result i cant take loud sudden noise or people getting in my face, hands, face, arm, etc.

What i ended up doing is going to counseling. I went by myself, and she always wanted to know what was going on and what i was talking about but i never told her. Eventually she got the idea into her head that it was her, and yes, a big part of it was her, but it wasnt all. Finally my therapist scheduled a meeting with both of us, and we started talking some stuff out, and the therapist talked to both of us separately. She started working on controlling her anger and things got immensly better.

Now that i am in college, our relationship is the best it ever has been, since i never see her, when i do, its like the sun comes up in her world, for some reason.

Perhaps you could try and do what i do. Sometimes getting a third party involved really helps.

"grasp the air between your fingers and try to hold on"

[Sfumato]

I know how you feel. I am in the position and moving out to give us both some space would be ideal but its not an option. The arguments are frequent and I hate them. They take so much out of you emotionally and mentally. If they resolved anything it would be worth it but they do not.
I avoid such confrontations but it is very difficult when the other person deliberately looks for an arguement because they are bored. If you can, move out - you will be surprised how well you would get along if you were not living in the same house.

take care,
S.