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Val88 asked in Social SciencePsychology · 7 years ago

Adults who were physically abused as a child and teen?

Have you gotten over it? Have you even gotten over it? Are you still in contact with that parent or have you completely cut them off? Have that parent acknowledged and apologies for the trauma they have brought onto you? How have your early childhood abused affected you throughout your life?

I know there are a lot of support groups for sexually abused people, but there isn't that much information out there for those who were abused all through their childhood and teens by a parent. Share your stories. Have you gotten pass everything or is it still a struggle?

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  • 7 years ago
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    Perhaps there is a local counseling facility that offers group counseling for those with issues of past abuse as children and teens.

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    7 years ago

    A friend of mine was abused, along with her three sisters and a brother, nightly. Every night he would pick one. Two of the sisters didn't remember until they were married and were in counseling. Jeanette, my friend, sank herself in education and got a masters in Math sciences and went to work for NASA. The five of them finally talked about it and realized that their Mother knew about it. The Mother's excuse was if the husband left, they would not have any source of income so she didn't report him. I know the son never married, another sister died of an overdose of some drug, the other two sisters were divorced more than once and Jeanette final married another scientist at NASA at 50 and is very happy. Every time you revisit the experience in a safe environment you get better, and Jeanette told a few of us on a camping trip. Just that one experience for her was healing. Keep searching online of with Red Cross or Salvation Army or with Women's shelters or hospitals for groups.

  • 7 years ago

    I struggle with this all the time, and I am in my 50s. I feel guilty when I get angry with my parents (abusers). On the other hand, they have never apologized for the way they treated my brother and me. Why do I feel that I should help them? I feel that the Bible says to honor your parents.

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