Thanks Magic! It is so strange to me that we can go no contact with a spouse or a friend because of any abuse at all and people will congratulate us and tell us how strong we are etc. But if we do the same to a relative, especially a parent, we get the "but they're your relatives" or "but that's your mother". As if we should tolerate abuse from someone just because we happen to be related to them. It sounds like you're handling it well, better than me LOL
Every time someone contacts me and calls me on my NC with my mom the guilt and anxiety starts up again. Takes a couple weeks to get it back under control. But even with that, my life is sooooo much better than having contact with her.