I hurt my back and she's using it to guilt trip him into not chosing her

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Hi all,

I'm going through a rough patch.

Last week, I hurt a muscle in my back and the pain has been absolutely insane since. Today I had a very difficult time and needed to see the doctor again in emergency because I was litteraly screaming in agony whenever I tried to move. Needless to say that I haven't been able to visit my mom for almost two weeks now as I can't walk and can't move.

And she's super mad. She constantly complains that I live too far (I live only 30 min away from her) and that I chose my husband over and that she's dying without me. I've tried to tell her again that I haven't chosen anyone over anyone. I'm just in pain, unable to walk and just feeling truly awful because it HURTS.

But she still guilt trips me everyday about it and leaves me voice mails to tell me how much she's the only one who can heal me because she's my MOTHER and that I can't know how to care of myself without her and then she insults my husband for stealing me away from her like it was some sort of a big government plan or something.

And today, as I was battling with my body and the insane amount of pain that was litteraly paralysing me, she asked me to take a cab and litteraly go to her so I could see HER doctor because my doctor was obsviously bad. She went mad at me over the phone, crying that she was dying without me (again), that she couldn't accept how far I live from her (again, 30 MINUTES of commute to be there), and that she can't participate in my life. She went on about how my husband was a dangerous man who locked me up in a sect (?????) and she was certain I'm in danger (???) and that no one understands why I don't want to go rest at my mom's when I'm sick. She was crying over the phone like a toddler, telling me all about how my pain was hurting her... And leaving me no room to be able to feel that pain for myself.

I hung up on her because I couldn't deal with so much shit in my physical state. I took a nap because I was exhausted with the pain. When I woke up, I saw text messages that were telling me once again that I made my choice by chosing my husband over her and she doesn't want to hear from me as I don't exist to her anymore since I made my choice... I'm used to receiving those messages all the time but they still hurt.

And I honestly don't know what to say. I actually feel bad, like I'm a horrible daughter and I do feel guilty. But I'm so tired. My body is collapsing on me and I'm at the end of the rope right now. I'm just so tired. There are days I feel that my body is going to give up for good and that it's already started. And I don't want to be around her when I'm sick as she makes everything worse by creating even more stress for me when I'm with her...

I feel so exhausted by me and her reactions and I don't know what to do with them.

Posted Mar 5, 2026, 4:50 PM UTC

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