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[quote=Anonymous]I have enormous regrets about not setting strong boundaries with my emotionally and verbally abusive elderly mom and not getting more outside professionals involved in managing her sooner. I spent many years trying to please and guilt tripping myself and the toll it took on me, my husband and children was massive. I finally set a good example for them, but not allowing any abuse and we are finally starting to heal. I think it's better for my mother too because even though I think she gets a dopamine hit from nastiness, feeding an unhealthy addiction isn't good and her level of anger and arousal could not have been healthy. (And yes, she has always had these issues and yes, she was screened for dementia)[/quote]
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