Dear Naz:

No, I don’t think you are overreacting. You had a very tough childhood. Your mother has been harming you for a very long time and that is unfortunate. Clearly, it is the right thing for you to move away from her so that you are no longer harmed by her. When no longer living with her, and hopefully having little to no contact with her, then you will still have to deal with the damage already done, that is, your anxiety. But at least you can start the healing process, a process that can happen when you are no longer exposed to the damaging agent, your mother.

Please post again anytime.

anita