Quote From: acamp922I am actually dealing with the 'aftermath' of being brainwashed by parents right now. My mom and dad got divorced when I was very young and it was mainly my mom's fault, well she definitely didn't want me knowing that.
For about 18 1/2 years I was unknowingly brainwashed by my mother. She had convinced me that it was my dad, stepmother, and grandparents that were brainwashing me when really it was her. Now after SO long, I am now 19, I am having to deal with the effects of it. I have been very emotionally abused through all of it and I'm having to build up my relationships with my Dad's side of the family that I never had and never wanted to have. Its hard to believe parents can be so kniving and evil towards their own CHILDREN for their own good...
I dont wish this upon anyone.
You are right not to wish this on anyone... you lived through something very difficult and painful. In my book on ths subject (Adult children of parental alienation syndrome: Breaking the ties that bind) I found enormous pain and suffering in the adults I interviewed. Being turned against one parent by the other parent can result in depression, low self-esteem, inability to trust, and even the loss of one's own children as adult. I hope that you are getting professional help to deal with the aftermath of this problem. best wishes,
Amy J.L. Baker, Ph.D.
