Your message makes such sense to me. It has taken away some of the anger I felt. My Mum was brought up by her uncle, not an ideal upbringing but its a long story... My sister has a son with mild autism, and she is convinced our Mum has a form of Aspergers. It helps her to deal with the way she is and come to terms with a lot of problems. Have you noticed a change in your health since recovering? My hair is suffering (just like the rest of me!). I too have noticed a surge of emotions since dealing with this. Sobbing one moment, and even laughing out loud (maybe going mad!?) - I suppose its a release of tension, stress and everything else that's been pent up for so long. I take strength that people do recover from this, maybe I can to (and for more than a few weeks!). Thanks.