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Originally Posted by cellardoor  I didn't exactly grow up in a healthy atmosphere. There was a lot of physical and emotional abuse among my family members, and while I was never physically abused, I did receive a lot of emotional trauma from them. |
"Seeing someone else be abused is called vicarious abuse, and it is just as painful, hurtful and harmful as other kinds of abuse."
~Adult children: the secrets of dysfunctional families By John C. Friel, Linda D. Friel
I recommend that book, I believe it has the potential to be just as helpful for you as it was for me.
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