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M mum is violent. She hits me if she does not get her own way. She cannot accept that I am an adult.

I am a surviving victim of child abuse but I don't think I'm ready to share my story just yet

My mother wants to go back to a man that physically abused her and my younger brother. He was emotionally abusive to me, and has tried to kill my mom more than once. We left his house a year ago, but she wants us to go back. Since we left, I've noticed she's starting to do emotionally abusive things //getting mad for little to no reason, throwing things when she's mad, kicking our dog when she's mad, ignoring me for days at a time if I say something she doesn't like, screaming at me or trying to make me feel bad when she's done something wrong etc.// and whenever I try to tell her it is not safe for us to live with that man again, she screams at me and calls me selfish, among other things. Any advice on what I can do ? I can't let my brother live with that man again. He's told me multiple times that he's afraid if we go back that he'll kill us.

I'd like to forget. It's too much. Why is this ruining my life after years of being okay? If I had known this was going to happen, I probably wouldn't have dragged people I love into my mess of a life.

I've been dealing with anxiety, mainly social anxiety and mild depression for years which has had an effect on pretty much every aspect of my life. It's hard for me to build/sustain new relationships, I hardly ever believe in myself (that I can't do anything right), I am really emotionally sensitive and afraid of being around strangers. I can't even keep my job, because I find it difficult to get along with people. I mostly get very defensive every time I am falsely judged and criticised when others say I don't perform or meet their expectations. Even though I do the best I can and always see there is room for improvement. People at work thought I suffered from mental health issues. This I am unable to get over with as the impact of such experience is very strong. I was emotionally/physically abused as a child for 15 years and also as an adult - the abuser is my parent. They still live with me, and have had under one roof for 10 years. My concern is, they have become too dependent to go out and support themselves, they fear being lonely, and that they have no place to go either. I already tried finding them help and for them to get some advice, and it's a shame they have refused any help whatsoever. I would have done it long ago, moved somewhere, but I can't afford it at the moment. I actually reported this person to the police many times, though no results. There was not much they could have done they said. To my awareness that leaves me dealing with a problem alone. Most importantly, I need to be at peace/undisturbed for a chance to calm down and heal, trying to surround myself with people whom I can have faith in, those who will understand my situation and show they're willing to be supportive. In the meantime, I don't know what to do, I am out of options/solutions.

My dad is schizophrenic and bipolar and was not properly medicated until I got older. He was also a horrible drunk when I was a kid. I spent everyday in fear of him even though I probably didn

When I was a young child, I received the abuse from my father in all forms, except sexual. But being a child growing up in such environment already was very difficult and frightening. As an adult, there were moments of physical abyse, and now mostly, it's emotionally/verbal. Almost everyday I get constant threats and critisicm when they tell me I did this wrong or that wrong, invading my personal space. I have lived in insecurity/fear being around this person for as long as I remember. Unless I act and behave in a way they approve or consider normal, they always want to report me and get rid of me. It's a scary world out there with people who steal, kidnap, commit crimes and engage in other terrible acts. When situation at home isn't stable, additional problems arise, and you can't handle any of it anymore. This has got to change, and I have hope it will!

My mum always made me feel as though i was worthless. I could not have an opinion. She hit me regularly.

I was 17. My parents wanted me to learn to be more independent so they weren't around much. I was lonely and I turned to Facebook. A man answered. He wasn't a good person, but I had someone to talk to. A couple of weeks later I invited him to my room to have sex. I never had sex with him. I had sex with the two friends he brought because I was too scared to do anything but submit. The police told me I wasn't a rape victim because I never said no. My Dad thought I was a slut and reminded me of it everyday. My mother kept me away from children. I'm twenty now, and I just want to know... Do I count? Am I worth it? I don't know.