Childhood Any Only Children Out There?

[Fadeaway]

I am looking for information surrounding the effects of abuse and negelect on only children. I feel that it is a bit different than when there are siblings involved.

 

[Fadeaway]

Anyone? I can't be the only only child.

 

[KimV]

I had three siblings, but apparently I'm the only one severely affected by our upbringing.

 

[Fadeaway]

Yes, I seem to find a lot of information where that is the case. Hence the reason I am looking for information about only children or peoples experiances as an only child. Thankyou for responding though.

 

[Deleted member 29920]

@Fadeaway, I am an only child and was sexually, physically and emotionally abused by my parents. Some of the major effects I feel have been loneliness and alienation

 

[Ice_Fire]

I'm an only child too. Physical, sexual and emotional abuse. I think that maybe not having a peer, not having comfort and support of another maybe makes us more susceptible to dissociating as a means of coping. However, as I have got older, all I can say is "thank God they didn't have any more kids!" because I wouldn't have wanted any other child to be brought into the world by my parents.

 

[StarChild]

I was raised as an only child. I experienced severe neglect, quite brutal physical, psychological and emotional abuse by my super sick bitch of a mother. Yes there was a dad. But since he had every reason to fear his wife's horrible rage attacks as well, he was pretty much non existent during the first 9 years of my life. And of course was also not (allowed to be) involved in my upbringing. I was my mother's personal possession...

 

[Ice_Fire]

@TreeHugger wow...I've seen you around on the forum but didn't know your story. I could've written that. Sorry you had such a "momster"

 

[PTSDfree]

Yep. Was anyone here homeschooled too?

 

[Myanxietyhasanxiety]

Only child here.

 

[Not Important]

Yeah, right here. Sometimes I feel like I was spoiled and abused, both given too much attention (in the wrong ways) and neglected. I hope that makes sense. Life is full of contradictions in that way.

 

[Upside Down Eagle]

I was raised as an only child. I experienced severe neglect, quite brutal physical, psychological and emotional abuse by my super sick bitch of a mother. Yes there was a dad. But since he had every reason to fear his wife's horrible rage attacks as well, he was pretty much non existent during the first 9 years of my life. And of course was also not (allowed to be) involved in my upbringing. I was my mother's personal possession...

Same here TreeHugger.
I resorted to my imagination, and later my pets, to survive. We lived in a beautiful place where I could have a lot of adventures, I´d pretend to be a native american and build bows and build shelters. I think this kind of stuff reminded me of who I really was, because there was no sibling there who could have acknowledged my identity.