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My dad was very emotionally and verbally abusive while I was growing up. I cut ties with him a few years ago because of it. But mum was an enabler and is very good at gaslighting me about what happened. So yes, Me Too!

My dad was very emotionally abusive for all my childhood. He is abusive to my mum, but now both of them deny it all. It hurts. I have to deal with the mental health issues because of his abuse and no one acknowledges it. It’s not easy but I keep telling myself they gaslight because it is...

Yes constant criticism from a parent is damaging in the extreme. But it would be wonderful to be able to trust people nevertheless. It is sad all round. 😔

Hi Survivor3. I just wanted to say that you had helped me a lot yesterday. I am feeling a little better today and much less on edge. Thanks for taking the time yesterday to acknowledge and to understand. Best wishes to you.

Wow! Respect to you! 👍 You have come a long way and I look pathetic in comparison. It must have been very hard for you going through the health scares and being homeless on top of all that. I can't get my head around how strong you are. Currently, although I am not working due to my health...

I am self taught but I would love to do a course in art some day. Thumbs up to you for doing that! I have dabbled with oils and acrylics over the years and now I am giving digital art a try. It is basically a computer program that acts like a paint brush, palette knife and oils. Thank you...

Yes, I paint. Which I find very therapeutic. It helps me a lot.

Hi Survivor3. Many thanks for responding to my post. Generally I keep myself to myself. Past friends have turned out not to be friends afterall. I feel a good friend is very hard to find, at least for me. I don't really consider myself to be lonely as such. I am a loner to some extent...

My past experiences of emotional and verbal abuse from my father haunt everything I do. I eventually had to go 'no contact' with my parents to stop the abuse. I thought that my husband was a breath of fresh air in my life and someone I could rely on. I have mentioned in a past post that he...

Not exactly a timeframe, but I believe the only thing stopping me is my husband. I couldn't bear to leave him alone. I have often thought that if he wasn't here then I would be free to end it all. I have CPTSD from childhood emotional and verbal abuse. First suicide attempt at 16 years old...

Yes, Arfie. I was on an 8 week mindfulness course where you had to do over 40 minutes mindfulness practice every day before the next session, plus eating a meal mindfully and doing something else mindfully eg.. brushing your teeth also every day. On each session, all the other participants...

Thank you Sideways. I shall look into this. Great article. Many thanks Hi Arfie. I think I need to develop some tricks of my own. As far as mindfulness goes, I don't want to avoid it but trying it each time, concentrating on my breathe makes me hyperventilate. And now each morning I am...

Thank you Tinyflame for your reply and suggestions. When we are in pain it is easy to think that we are alone but clearly there are a lot of people out there feeling similarly to me. My dad does not get on with most people, has made my mum's life miserable. He obviously is in pain himself but...

Hi, I'm new here. Need some support from like-minded people. I experienced emotional and verbal abuse from my father growing up. Thought I was dealing with the fall-out but was bullied in my last job which resulted in a lot of mental junk re-surfacing. I am so anxious of everything and I am...