Deeply Me
There are lots of things that contributed to my mental health issues. I remember having anxiety issues since I was about five. So, that was good...Insert sarcasm here. There have also been other contributing issues: I am the adult child of an alcoholic. There was never peace in our home. There was a lot of walking on eggshells, fighting, tension, ruined holidays and birthdays. Yeah, it kind of sucked. The only happy home I had was when I moved in with my boyfriend. He happens to be my hubby now!!! Now, on to the hard stuff. I am a rape survivor. I was raped twice in my life. The second assault was particularly violent. It actually caused permanent damage to my brain. I was afraid to press charges, so I didn't. As you can imaging that is where the PTSD stems from. I know that I didn't do anything to cause this, but there is always a part of me that feels like I did do something to cause it. I'm hoping I can make that voice shut up and pound sand. Then there was my breakdown