I grew up with thousands of events of various kinds of abuse from age two onward until I was 19 and physically escaped from the parental units who saw me as property they could sell and use as they pleased . Took a whole town to do it. But they got me out and on my feet and healthier. I am physically disabled by the abuse but I am stable even though a bit haunted and somewhat limited by that past. . I dont think it is how many times one has been traumatized but the impact it had on the person. And that is very individual.
Nora in Colorado

Thousands?!? Wow. I don't mean to be rude, honestly I don't, but is that even possible? Were there a few really horrible incidents that stand out to you that you think caused your PTSD?

I agree that "thousands" is extreme even in the extreme catagory, but often it's a typo because people have difficulty listing everything. Easier to over-exagerate by mistake really.

And what may be thought to be a number of separate events can actually be one, depends on how you look at it.

Those are good points Jack. Don't know why I didn't think of them! I do tend to get caught up with numbers sometimes, and really was just trying to wrap my head round thousands of incidents. I meant no rudeness or disrespect Nora, honestly. Was just curious really. God sometimes I should just keep my mouth shut I think.

it is no exageration it was a daily issue of what the crazy morons who raised me would decide to do . It is easier to break it down by category than incidences. I had a therapist have me sit down and write out all the incidences I could remember pretty clear ,then got written info from those relatives and my brother who had also seen it or lived through it too. he remembers much more than I do as to what happened .
When I escaped from my parental units those neighbors who had seen and decided to try and help me get out had to verify and prove to proffessionals what they had seen because it was so unbelievable that this could happen in the US. There was no proof I was even alive in Colorado.
I had to get witnesses like my grandmother who could inform my treating proffessionals that what I was telling them had happened. The brain damage Old skull fractures and physical damage that can be seen in xrays, the growth rings from starvation on the teeth also helped with my being believed. What I lived through evidently was not common child abuse. I should not have lived, and I almost did die more than once. . But God wanted me here.
But the impact is the same as any other child abuse in those age frames. Abuse is abuse.
Nora

Oh okay well thanks for clarifying that for me Nora. It makes more sense to me now. Sorry for asking in the first place.

Nah asking is Fine and apropriate in my book when it is in a fairly safe venue. .
Better than wondering later. Honesty is why I have made progress over the years. Even though it is like pulling teeth because of the trust issues !
Nora in colorado

About every day between the ages of 5 and 17. Not that this is a contest :P

Everytime I try to count the number of things that have happened to me the more insane I begin to feel. I tend to try not to think about it, because until recently I thought it was just the death of my first girlfriends that was my problem... then I started remembering more details that lead me in a relationship at such a young age and it started making me feel even worse then ever. I did not realize I was in the Complex catagory until not that long ago. It is nice to know I'm not the only one, because for the longest time I thought that I was demented and I just imagined half the crap that is in my head...

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Kat

for some reason I can post in the text box, but not in the poll.

well, I vote multiple, many.