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[quote=Anonymous]OP I can actually associate with a lot of what you are saying, from an American perspective. I grew up with a very dysfunctional father and a mother who still takes no responsibility for her own life or for the enabling contributions she made when she was married to my father. They, too, squandered family money, though I was put through school.

I, too, spent a long time being my mother's best friend, and the person she could vent/complain to. She would dump it all on me, then go about her business, feeling satisfied. I would be left with all this emotional baggage and, even worse, she never changed anything. Just went and repeated the same pattern time and time again. I am also an only.

What helped me? Therapy. It sounds daunting, but it really isn't once you get in there. I tried traditional talk therapy, which really helped me to see my parents for what they really were - imperfect people who never grew up. I later found CBT (cognative behvaioral therapy) to address unhealthy issues I struggled with. CBT helped me address my approach to money, which causes me great anxiety.

I also take some antidepressants, which I think I simply need chemically. I think many of my father's behaviors were due to untreated depression which I inherited.

Anyhow, hope that is helpful. Peace to you in 2015.
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