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My mom is either a narcissist or has some sort of mental illness. She constantly harasses me. Today she called me on the phone four times after I specifically told her to leave me alone after she went on a political rant about covid and I hung up the phone on her.


She has a bad back and diabetes and she wants me to be her slave and do all the work in the house. She won’t even pitch in and do 50% of it even though she is well enough to do it.


I have thought about getting her a nurse to take care of her, but she will just abuse the nurse as well, so I don’t see a point in even bothering, especially when with insurance premiums it would likely be very expensive.


I have absolutely no family. I’m the literal black sheep as they are all toxic people. I have barely any friends and can’t provide for myself well due to trauma, guilt, and years of abuse.


I am at my wits end and do not know what to do. She won’t even allow me to be an adult and live a life.

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When you posted a similar question in August, you received some excellent advice:

https://www.agingcare.com/questions/my-mom-has-diabetes-narcissism-and-ocpd-how-to-deal-with-469138.htm?orderby=recent

Have you taken any of the advice you were given? If not, why not?

Wishing you the best of luck becoming the adult you wish to be
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One of the great blessings of being an adult is getting to make your own choices and decisions. What your mother dictates isn’t your command. Decide what level of involvement is best for you and do exactly that, and no more. Don’t argue or repeatedly go over this with your mom, it’ll only become a frustrating loop that goes nowhere. Build a life for yourself including positive people that make you feel positive too. I wish you courage to make a change and look after yourself
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Sounds like a pretty lousy situation.

But I think your last sentence is at the root of the problem. "She won't even ALLOW me..." (emphasis added).

As you know, you are an adult, and she does not get to make decisions for you. OF course she can be impossible and make you feel like you HAVE to do what she says. Or else. But, you CAN and should IMHO, do some quick research on boundaries and start setting some today. You get to decide what you are going to do or not do for her. And when.

She is going to be mad. Be ready for that. Be strong. Put YOU first, for a change. You deserve it.
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