Sufferer New Member: Sibling Abuse?

[deer+headlight]

Hi all,
New here. I like the site a lot.

Qeustion- anyone looking into sibling abuse as a possible cause of ptsd? I never took it seriously, but talking to my therapist about how, for example, my sister dragged me up the stairs by my hair when I was little...I'm starting to think this had something to do with it. I'm the youngest of seven children. I think they messed me up royally.

Otherwise, I'm clueless. No sexual abuse, but I'm learning parental neglect can cause ptsd too.

 

[Lady of Longbourn]

Welcome to the forum.

Yes, that can be. PTSD can be caused by a lot of things. Things that cause you to feel helpless, horrified. Also I've noticed there's a lot of repeated or multiple trauma's with PTSD. And comorbid disorders.

Hope that help you. Talk to your therapist more. :)

 

[William1]

I can assure that sibling abuse is a cause of trauma. My 10 year older brother regularly abused and frightened me when I was very small. Although I didn't realise it until much later, the pattern continued into adulthood with threats of harm with his martial arts 'skills'.
Any comments?

 

[freefloat]

I agree on syblling abuse causing PTSD. I see it as a form of demestic violence. Just as being sexually assualted by a sibling is sexual assault.

I hate Christamas. Haven't had a tree in many mnay years. I don't decorate and hibernate. At Christams me and my tow brothers would all be home. Due to boarding school we never spent much time as a 'family'. The boarding school(s) were very abusive. I was left at 8 to defend and look after myself for the most part. The violenceof my father had stopped years ago when he left after women were alowed to obtain divorces(1968) without the consent of parliment. Unfortunatly the violence continued primarily between me an done of my older brothers. I was terrfified. He was large and much stronger than I. My mother would go all PTSD, lock her self in her room after stating she was going to kill herself. I'd get the daylights beaten out of me as I thought my mother was killing herself.

Anything to do with Christmas I avoid to this day. Huge trigger and with all the symbolism at that time of year..well I hate it.

So yeah you can get TSD from a sibling.

 

[a3a2]

Welcome deer+headlight,

I, too, am the youngest of 7. My father abused us, and then I watched as my siblings imitated what was done to them. Can it cause PTSD? You bet.

 

[freefloat]

Sadley part of the damage one person can inflict on so many. Ok everyone on the count of three break the cycle 1,,,2,,,,

 

[katiekat]

I was constantly abused by my brother growing up and my parents were neglectful of it. They had better things to do and left me to fend for myself with him almost every night for years. I never really thought it was bad until I entered therapy in the last few months and my T just told me last week I had PTSD. Now I start to recall memories trying to figure out how he made the diagnosis, and I KNOW my brother was terrible to me, I just can remember specifics of how or what he did. Its like I only remember parts that were not as bad, like before and after an attack. My T said that is normal to not remember. Anyone else feel "numb" or that it wasn't that big of a deal and not sure how it affects your life now? How can I have PTSD if what happened to me has no emotion attached to it that I can recall?

 

[intothelight]

Welcome to MyPTSD forum!