It gets better . It will definitely get better when you ' re on your own and away from the guilt tripping . And pretty soon you ' ll have more than just your mother you ' ll have a life filled with people who have places to go and things to be far beyond the mind numbing confines of a cult . The fact that you ' ve gotten as far as grad school is amazing quite the coup , actually . What ' s your degree andor thesis ? I ' m sorry your mother ' s love , at least at this point , is conditional . But things could change . Maybe absence will make the heart grow fonder in this situation . But regardless of her choices , you simply must move on with your life . What is the alternative ? Slowly grow crazy stuck at home with a bunch of moronic meetings designed to squeeze you into a platitude spouting drone without an original thought in your head ? Igh . Shudder . Sadly , the org makes sure that those who break away are punished in one form or another your mom is just playing her role in their nasty little drama . So are her friends . You ' ve got only about six more weeks to endure . Anything you can do to mitigate the misery in the meantime ? Maybe just not answering your phone or texts would help . Get the flu and hang out in your room ? Cramps ? This is the season for getting sick . Or just tell people you want to spend as much time alone with your mom as possible before leaving . Nothing wrong with that . But whatever you do , yes , it does get better . Someday you ' ll look back and realize how far you ' ve come and it will be a good thing .