Navigating Guilt: Coping with Cutting Off a Parent

A person seeks advice on dealing with guilt after cutting off their mentally ill and abusive mother. Despite fulfilling their obligations to their mother, they feel guilty about leaving her without any outlet. The advice is to allow oneself to feel all the emotions and accept the challenging situation caused by a lifetime of instability. Compassion towards oneself and the mother is encouraged. In another question, a person wonders if they should have asked for their bottle of wine back after realizing it wouldn't be served at a gathering. The response suggests that it would be petty to do so and that the fate of the wine is up to the hosts.