Posts Tagged ‘abuse and trauma’

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Boyfriend Having Difficulty with His History — Can He Change?

Last updated 18th July 2008

Q: My fiancĂ© are in counseling, EFT, which we both love and are excited about. The problem I am finding is his “history”. He wasn’t taught as a child to love, trust or respect, so although he truly wishes he could, he has no ability to. The worst part for us is that he was [...]

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Raised by a Heroin Addict and Paranoid, Delusional Mother

Last updated 17th July 2008

Q: I was raised by a heroin addict and a paranoid, delusional mother. They beat and verbally abused me constantly. My mother said “you deserve it. You’re possessed!” My father never hit her, just me. She told me that she knows how to beat me without leaving marks. She made me drink turpentine with sugar [...]

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Experiencing Very Strange Feelings and Episodes

Last updated 14th July 2008

Q: I have been experiencing very strange feelings and the episodes are getting more frequent. It is like suddenly I am not here or I am suddendly in a dream and I am watching myself and my thoughts are seeing some other time or place. I get an awful feeling in my stomach and in [...]

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Tormented by a Memory of Childhood Sexual Abuse

Last updated 9th July 2008

Q: I am 20 years old and I’ve noticed that in the recent years I’ve been obsessed with a specific event from my childhood. I was sexually abused by a family member when I was really young. I don’t remember exactly how old I was, but I was under 10. He is a close family [...]

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Husband Reveals Trust Issues — Now I’ve Got Them, Too

Last updated 1st July 2008

Q: My husband and I have been married for almost 16 years. When we met, I knew he was the one. He made me feel safe. He had been married before, and he confessed to me his ex had childhood sexual abuse issues. He also told me that he could never go through that again. [...]

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