I am having counselling at the moment (poster on the EA thread) and unresolved issues with my mother have come up. My mum was not really there for me at times as a child due to mental health/possible alcohol issues and I have come to realise that I felt unloved by her, and felt that I had to look after her. I think it may have contributed to other problems I have had in relationships but wondered if anyone else has identified their mother as "emotionally absent" when they were a child, and how you dealt with it as an adult?
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