How Can I Cope With My Mom's Mental Illness?

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🗓️ 20 November 2025

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Amanda's mom's paranoia makes her difficult to spend time with. Got a dilemma? Call 1-800-DR-LAURA / 1-800-375-2872 or make an appointment at DrLaura.com - Listen to The Dr. Laura Program daily on SiriusXM Triumph 123.

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0:26.5	Amanda, welcome to the program.
0:29.5	Hi, Dr. Laura.
0:30.4	Thank you for taking my call.
0:32.3	You're welcome.
0:34.8	How can I help?
0:35.8	So I wanted to talk to you today because
0:39.6	I have a
0:42.5	rough relationship
0:45.0	I don't say rough um
0:46.7	my relationship with my mom is
0:49.3	challenging um
0:52.0	why is that why is that
0:53.6	uh she is undiagnosed and so I don't want to label something
1:00.8	because I know. I don't need you to diagnose her. I need you to explain why the relationship is
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