Lots and lots of drugs and therapy… Actually, I'm very proud that I'm not on the drugs anymore (aside from the occasional Xanax for anxiety), but I still do the therapy. For me, I never spoke of this stuff, ever. I have been on lots of drugs, but, for me, it was therapy that really made the difference. Voicing all the shit that I wasn't supposed to helped. I believe that my depression and anxiety is not caused by a brain chemical imbalance, anyone who lived my experience would be just as messed up. For me, breaking the silence is very freeing and healing. My mother thinks otherwise.
As awful as this sounds, I kind of wish it was as clear cut as physical abuse. In my mind I could just say that these people, even though they are my parents, are just not safe for me or my kids to be around. Emotional abuse is more amorphous, but just as painful and scarring.
Anyhoo… thanks for listening. or reading… and if anyone has anything they'd like to add, a different perspective or whatnot, please do so.
As awful as this sounds, I kind of wish it was as clear cut as physical abuse. In my mind I could just say that these people, even though they are my parents, are just not safe for me or my kids to be around. Emotional abuse is more amorphous, but just as painful and scarring.
Anyhoo… thanks for listening. or reading… and if anyone has anything they'd like to add, a different perspective or whatnot, please do so.
