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Midnight Flashbacks.

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Horselover18

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It is currently 5:30 am, I have finally stopped having a flashback to the day I can never get out of my head. The day where I laid in bed, watching my older sister get beat by the man who is supposed to love you he most. The man who claims to never hurt you, only to love and protect you. The man I call "Dad". The amount of guilt I have towards this day eats me up inside.. No matter how much I talk about this day, I can never seen to get over it. I cant get over the fact that I was too much of a coward to get out of bed and help my sister in even the slightest bit. Instead, I just laid there, pretending to be asleep.. not wanting to be seen watching the actions that are taking place, just in case the same things happen to me.. I always think to myself, "YOU could have stopped him from hurting her". I have even recently talked to my sister about my guilt's thinking it would make a difference, but it truly hasnt. I wish I was brave enough to have done something to help her.
 
It is currently 5:30 am, I have finally stopped having a flashback to the day I can never get out...

I'm sorry for what you've been through. Flashbacks can be so debilitating especially since you have all of the pain/fear/guilt with absolutely no power. The reality is that we had no power over the situation either when it was going on. It's totally understandable to feel guilt (we all do) but please know you couldn't do anything. The powerful always prey on those without power. It's just the dynamic. I wish you all the peace and healing in the world <3
 
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