Dear Divya:

When your parents did not give you the love you needed, did not have empathy for you, did not see your pain and did not try to help you, and still they do not, this is abuse. Abuse is not only physical beating and starving a child. Abuse is not treating a child with enough positive attention. Positive attention is a REAL need a child has. In your case this biological, real need was not satisfied, not even close. This is why you feel strange. If you were loved as a child, no way you would be feeling strange or weird now. Please post more if you would like. What are your plans regarding separating from your parents? When and how?

Maybe then you can attend a GOOD therapy, not just any therapy. I understand many are not good enough, but some are and you will need a good enough therapist, I believe. Hope you post again. Tell more about how your need for positive attention was not met?

anita