I was a victim of severe emotional abuse by my mother. Sometimes I feel it is because I was born a boy. I'll never know. But she exhibits what appear to be antisocial behavioral traits which has made me wonder if she is sociopathic. She never attempted to talk to me since before last Christmas. I sent a letter stating my wishes for there to be no more communication between us. Geuss what. I get a letter back from her. I passed it through the shredder without opening it to avoid being drawn into her web of misery again. One day when I'm through with her antics I hope to be able to be of help to others going through what I'm going through now. In the way I want to be able to ease the pain of those who have sufferred from childhood sexual abuse and the like as an adult, now that , that misery is behind me. But now my head is going every which way because of mother and another female friend who is like her. Both are passed history. But my head expresses ambiguity. Be nice to have friends F2F. But the risk seems so high when it is not a desire of the moment. This too shall pass, I read, in a book called "The Empathy Trap". But now I'd better tackle the issue of lifestyle changes. thanks for reading.