I'm 20 years old. I still live with my mother because I'm a student at a local college, and I will be for the next year and a half, until I go to university. We have a good relationship, except that for the last few years she's suffered from a number of - I don't know what to call them - disorders I suppose, like depression, anxiety, bi-polarity, ME, and more..

My question is to anybody who lives or has lived with somebody in that condition.. After years of trying to be as calm and helpful and understanding as possible, I'm finally get to the end of my patience, and I don't know what to do..

For example, I was just sitting in my bedroom, packing a bunch of things into a box. The reason was because I've just got a new computer desk that won't fit into my room without everthing else being rearranged first. In order to do that, I have to pack a bunch of stuff up.. Simple, right? My mum opened my door and asks what I'm doing, and I told her. I then said something like "how do you think I should arrange my furniture now?" meaning, well, how should I arrange my furniture now. Instead of just a straight-forward answer or even a simple shrug, she launches into a whole, loud rant about how I'm always asking her to do stuff like this for her when she's so tired and she just wants to lie down and why can't I just grow up, etc.. I know that in situations like this people always think they did nothing wrong, but seriously, I didn't. I get this all time, and I don't know what to do with it anymore. It seems the calmer I get as I grow up, the angrier and short-tempered she gets, and yet I have to deal with this day-in, day-out..

So, anyway, enough about that... Does anybody live with friends or relatives with similar problems, and how do you deal with it yourself?
GHoSToKeR Reviewed by GHoSToKeR on . How do I deal with this!? I'm 20 years old. I still live with my mother because I'm a student at a local college, and I will be for the next year and a half, until I go to university. We have a good relationship, except that for the last few years she's suffered from a number of - I don't know what to call them - disorders I suppose, like depression, anxiety, bi-polarity, ME, and more.. My question is to anybody who lives or has lived with somebody in that condition.. After years of trying to be as calm and helpful Rating: 5