Posted by RealMe on September 30, 2007, at 10:52:20
In reply to Re: horrible things.. triggers and more » twinleaf, posted by Dory on September 30, 2007, at 7:32:52
Yes Dory; mental abuse is as bad as physical or sexual abuse. It was not okay for someone to abuse you in this way.
My current T has showed me how my mother was mentally abusive to me, and I have reacted very negatively to it. I don't want to think of her that way, but now other memories are surfacing that say, yes she was. It hurts really bad. So, you don't need to feel like feeling bad about mental abuse is wrong or not so bad. It is wrong and it can hurt horribly. I hope you and your therapist can continue to work on that, and I am glad you have a voice mail you can listen to with your therapist's voice reminding you of that.
RealMe
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