Hook, Line, and Sinker
Unfortunately, the therapy didn't really work.
My therapist later suggested that I distance myself from the situation. I need to physically remove myself from the toxic environment to escape from my current predicament.
I tried. But Mom kept tricking me into returning over and over again.
She was my mother, and she had raised me all by herself. Those facts had turned into unbreakable shackles, forcing me to do whatever she wanted even though it hurt me.
Toward the end, I started hurting myself. When my therapist said he wanted to speak with me, Mom turned them away.