Posted: Oct 11, 08 6:39pm
Hello, I found this group and wanted to say hello and give a summary of my story. I prefer to call myself a survivor rather than a victim, because I truly have survived hell and years of therapy (8) to be exact. My father and grandfather abused me and my mother. I grew up in a broken household and then growing into adulthood I had many issues. I was always told I was useless and stupid, however I did get my GED and graduate college.
It is a very long story, of which I am currently working on as I am a writer. Basically I worked very had in therapy for years and I me an it was work. I had made a committment to recovery and it was one of the hardes things I have ever done. I was blessed with an outstanding therapist who guided me along the way. He was truly a gift to me and never doubted I could keep going, even when the work was tough. I encourage anyone who has this history to find a good therapist and be prepared to really do the work. Do not give up when the going gets tough, and it is very very tough. I also attended support groups for survivors, which were helpful. I still suffer from depression and PTSD, but am on medication. I am also still working on relationship issues, as I just left an abusive man after a year. It is amazing I did this, because I would never have left him in the past if I had not received therapy.
In the end I had confronted my father and have not seen or heard from him in 16 years. I do not have a family of sorts, but am blessed with so many other things. Always remember you are never alone. I thought I was but discovered that it is not true at all.
