Hi Anita,

Wow, I’m glad I’m not the only one with this experience but sad you had to go through that. It’s a hard way to grow up.

I’ve put a lot of work into building healthy friendships and improving my own communication skills which has helped me a lot. But I know I have a long way to go in healing.

I tried talk therapy in the past and had some bad experiences which make me reluctant to go back. One therapist was, in my opinion, manipulative and abusive. The others I’ve tried have been kind but weren’t able to help me improve my emotional control.