I grew up physically, emotionally, and sexually abused. It affects my relationships every day. I've been in therapy most of my adult life and am slowly recovering, am suicidal less often, am more focused as time goes on. I struggle, and I grow.
Recently, I learned that my ex's house has been far worse than I thought for my kids. There is a question of whether they were sexually abused, but there was serious alcoholism and regular DV. The kids have holes in their memory and confused memories from being asked to keep secrets or being told things happened differently than they experienced them. Two of them have a PTSD diagnosis.
Hubby struggles with lots of things, including abandonment issues and his time as a soldier in Haiti, Bosnia, and other places.
I'm hoping to learn and grow from others walking this same complex path of tangled trauma and relationships and families.
Recently, I learned that my ex's house has been far worse than I thought for my kids. There is a question of whether they were sexually abused, but there was serious alcoholism and regular DV. The kids have holes in their memory and confused memories from being asked to keep secrets or being told things happened differently than they experienced them. Two of them have a PTSD diagnosis.
Hubby struggles with lots of things, including abandonment issues and his time as a soldier in Haiti, Bosnia, and other places.
I'm hoping to learn and grow from others walking this same complex path of tangled trauma and relationships and families.