Guilty Conscience

okay so my mom has done blatantly terrible things to me… like numerous people in my life ask me why i even talk to her or see her(i do so because i have younger siblings who are so so important to me, and im not willing to risk sacrificing my relationship with them).

however, my mom has a lot of her own real problems. so i tend to feel really guilty and empathetic to her. i hate it. it feels like stockholm syndrome almost. i wish there was a looser term to use.

i just can’t get myself to stop getting sucked into her damn world because she has legit problems and health concerns. it’s terrible. i just want to live in peace. however, she uses her real problems as a way to be emotionally abusive to me and people around her.

am i doing myself a dishonor by keeping a connection with her? or is there a way to navigate this odd situation?