This describes me to a "T". The abuse I endured bymy life by the hands of my father has caused me to be this way. Not once has any counselor I've seen over the years treated me for the trauma I incurred. Not because I didn't want to hear it... on the contrary, I would've welcomed it. It's just all the counselors I've gone to have only treated me for my behaviors and addictions ONLY. NOT what was causing me to do these things which was the trauma I incurred so long ago.
For all you who don't understand what it's like to be me, let me offer you this and you decide if your life would've turned out different.
A child is physically, sexually, emotionally, mentally, and verbally abused for the first 14 years of their life. One side of the family tells the child to be grateful that a roof is over their head, food in their belly, and clothes on their back and to never speak about anything that's going on. The other side of the family have no idea what's going as the abuser lies and tells their family that everything at home is good and things are going great. The abuser tells the child for many years that if the child tells anyone what's going on, the abuser will kill the whole family. The child has now learned to forever keep quiet.
So you tell me... if a child has no where to turn to, no one to talk to, and grows up, how do you think their life turns out?
For all you who don't understand what it's like to be me, let me offer you this and you decide if your life would've turned out different.
A child is physically, sexually, emotionally, mentally, and verbally abused for the first 14 years of their life. One side of the family tells the child to be grateful that a roof is over their head, food in their belly, and clothes on their back and to never speak about anything that's going on. The other side of the family have no idea what's going as the abuser lies and tells their family that everything at home is good and things are going great. The abuser tells the child for many years that if the child tells anyone what's going on, the abuser will kill the whole family. The child has now learned to forever keep quiet.
So you tell me... if a child has no where to turn to, no one to talk to, and grows up, how do you think their life turns out?