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[quote=Anonymous]Mother is a narcissist with low-level depression and high anxiety who refuses to acknowledge any of those or get professional treatment.  In the past when a sibling tried to have reasonable, non-hostile conversations with her about her behavior she got defensive and sarcastic about it, dismissing the concerns altogether.

Got tired of her constant need for adulation without giving any in return, so I stopped giving it to her.  Got tired of acting as her therapist, refused to give her the emotional support she constantly asked for, instead gave her neutral advice on her problems that she didn't want to hear. She is a black/white thinker who gets mad when I don't automatically agree with her points of view on things and instead offer a different view. She pulled some awful, selfish stunts during some extremely stressful times for my family with no thought about what I was trying to cope with, and I just decided I didn't need to put up with that anymore. We still visit twice a year (she lives far away), but deciding not to call her other than on holidays/birthdays was the best thing I ever did for my mental health.  Truly.  I am a better parent to my own kids because I am not constantly dealing with the emotional anguish of having spent an hour listening to my mother on the phone.[/quote]

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