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January 12, 2006, 10:09 pm PST

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Quote From: mystik

     i am 23 and have 3 children all under the age of five. my greatest fear is that i could hurt my children. my mother was physically and verbally abusive. i have forgiven her but i'm still angry that the few people i had the courage to tell did nothing. i am in counseling and i'm on meds for depression and panic attacks. the people who tell you to just get over it obviously have no idea what it's like to be afraid 24/7 your entire life. it leaves alot of scars and they never fully heal. for all of you out there who do understand you are in my prayers. 

Hi,   

  

It makes me sad to read that there are so many people who have to suffer lifelong emotional problems because of "bullies".  I'm glad that you have forgiven  your mother.  What is preventing you from forgiving the other persons?  They were not your abusers, although knowing of the abuse and doing nothing is also a bad thing.  Try to take little steps every day towards forgiving them.  If it will help, keep a logbook wherein you write ONE reason every day why you SHOULD forgive them and by the end of a week, you'll have seven reasons.  Jesus said that we should forgive our tresspassers 7 x 70 times DAILY.  If you can manage just one person a week, within a couple of weeks you would have forgiven them all and it might help you learn to accept and live with your childhood abuse.  ALWAYS REMEMBER:  You are now an adult and NOBODY can hurt you again.  It is within your power to say no to abusive persons and situations you might find yourself in.  You (and GOD) are in control of your life now, so take that first step.  I will pray for you and ask God to assist you in your efforts to becoming a mentally healthy person and to be able to forgive the persons who did nothing to help you when you told them about your abuse. 

  

 


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