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a personal milestone

a personal milestone

In October this year '17, I have not been in hospital for ten years. This is a personal milestone.

Moreover, I was discharged in 2010 as in remission of mental illness and discharged from the Govt. psychiatrist and community mental health.

I've done remarkably well. But when my mother sent me abusive sms text messages I started to hear my mother's voice again. But just took more medicine as Doctor told me to and was better. There are still triggers to hearing her voice but I'm coping well and stable once more.

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@Appleblossom,

That's excellent dear Appleblossom for warning and keeping your children off drugs. My child was reared by my mother after i had 5 years of custody and relinquished care due to ill health with the hallucinating. My child was an indulged child and sadly my mother bought her love and loyalty with money. It's hard when my mother does not even encourage my grown up kid to have any contact with me. So far, I have tried to tell everyone my mother has beaten me up and been verbally abusing me for years, but my kid who is 21 has been joined at the hip to my mother and heavily influenced by my mother who buys her friendship and love and affection. She is trying to remain loyal to her Grandmother for money's sake, I feel. And that's hard. And she is trying to say her Gran (who is lying) has never abused me and I'm just plain delusional. When money comes before people. It's really sad. And It's hard because I have the evidence of my mother's abuse with a series of abusive e-mails, which my solicitor friend read and said ' yes, your mother is vicious'. Also abusive sms text messages from my mother. But again, my mother has disparaged me to my kid and now she believes Granny is a saint and I am nothing but fruitcake. Which is not true, because my Psychologists have done a state mental health exam and say i don't suffer delusions and not all the symptoms. But still my mother hides behind a clever veneer and an air of appropriateness and a lot of her friends and family are unaware that she has been cruelly mental abusing me for years behind closed doors. But I continue to try and expose her lies and tell my life story.

I have a good heart for the LOrd and though I may not be able to give much money, I can give love. And love is infinately more valuable than money any day. Teaching my kid about God, love and good values and principles is my perogative.

Just been watching ' The Project' and I normally love my show "Home & Away'. I've been happily listening to Adam Lambert " For your Entertainment.' But I am straight lol.

Much love and blessings to you dear lovely Appleblossom.

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@Appleblossom,

sorry for confiding in such a lengthy manner before.

Just sitting here listening to the lyrics of my music and going ' into my own world'. Happily distracted from re-visiting the pain of having no mother and daughter. They are joined at the hip and taking sides against me. To them I am trouble because I've been exposing my mother for her flagrant abuses. But to my cherished Christian friends, I am a heroine and telling the truth.

But it's hard, a rough journey with pot holes in the road. But the good Lord and my cat has saved me. Jesus is always with us. And my cat and friends give me so much love. I have no mother and no family but I have an Aunt who calls me everyday and she has tried to toughen me up as I am soft and sensitive and used to ' wear my heart on my sleeve'. So far, I am feeling more resiliant and I am a stronger person for these trials. As it says in scripture. ' Count it all joy to go through various trials. Yes we are reminded it's not the end of the world if we have a family problem.

Hugs and rainbows.

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Well done and congratulations achieving that milestone @BambiFawn 🙂

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Thanks a bunch of pale blue daisies dear @TheVorticon.

You are such a cutie and sweetie.

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You dont need to apologise. @BambiFawn A lot of us have long posts at times.

Broken families like that are extremely difficult. It seems a frequent pattern in female family relationships and we have to find consolation where we can.

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