Abuse

» optimisticchange - Just now realized I may have been abused as a child

Hi A.J.

Thank you for your response, its good to know that your gut feeling is a good indication of something not being quite right. I have implemented pretty significant boundaries at this point, and will be discussing the situation for the first time in my life with a professional (I have been in therapy before, but never brought this topic up) next week.
The response from my family isn't surprising, but its interesting how they resort to methods of manipulation that in the past, had been effective, but now are not. I attribute this difference to my training. I am a therapist, believe it or not, but the education and training I received has not only been beneficial in my work, but also in my life. I look forward to being able to translate my own experiences to continuing improvement as a professional so that I can help others.

-- posted by optimisticchange