when i was 7, i was molested by my 18 year old half brother. i stayed silent about it for as long as i could until my father told him to leave and never come back. this was 11 years ago but i still have flashbacks every single day. its even harder now that hes commited suicide. anyway i finally opened up to my dad about why ive been depressed lately and he told me im not allowed to be depressed because it happened so long ago, he blew up and turned off the wifi and threatened to turn off everything else. is this abuse?
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if you believe you have depression you need to practice (CBT) or cognetive behavioral therapy and take your medications on time like you should
It might not be abuse. If your half-brother was your father's son, think what the whole experience will have done to your father. He has seen a child who he no doubt cared about go completely off the rails, inflict huge damage on the family, and then kill himself. That's not an easy thing to deal with and he's probably finding it hard to come to terms with. Even if your father was out of order in how he spoke and reacted to you, there probably are reasons. Hard though it may be, the best way to respond to your father may be with patience, sympathy and forgiveness.
I'm so sorry for all this. But there is hope. These articles explain. You'll be ok. https://www.jw.org/en/bible-teachings/teenagers/ask/sexual-assault-recovery/