Am I allowed to start being upset and getting help for emotional abuse 3 years after it happened?

Of course, Any emotional trauma can take time to fully heal or at least feel better and yourself again. If you never fully processed the trauma you are 100% more than allowed to start the healing process. What you are feeling is totally okay and time and getting help will help you start to feel better and cope with the trauma you went through. By getting the help you need and starting to fully process what you went through you will slowly but surely start to feel better. I wish you a well recovery and you will get through this.

Of course you are! You should always ask for help as soon as you are comfortable with doing so, whether that be immediately after an incident or ten years later. Being upset is natural and normal, and frankly, you should be upset. Asking for help is a sign of strength, not a sign of weakness. Just the fact that you have found the strength to tell your story is so much by itself. Good luck getting help, and please do so! It'll do so more for you than you think. If you want to chat, I'm always here, and so are the hundreds of thousands of listeners on this website.

Hello! It takes a lot of strength to reach out, so be proud! Honestly speaking, it definitely is allowed to do so. Why? There are hundreds of reasons, if not more. Think of it this way: you got injured, but the injury didn't heal after quite a while (it could be that you felt numb or too overwhelmed at first to notice the pain of the injury, was unsure regarding reaching out, etc.). This injury still hurts and hasn't fully healed—should you go to the doctor or not? You should. Your feelings are completely valid and are indicators of our states. If you haven't 'healed' and started feeling upset, you should get help (even if it's after a long time. There's nothing shameful about it at all). I'm not saying this out of 'kindness' either; sometimes the hurt settles in late or doesn't go away until later, and some other times we aren't able to get ourselves to reach out.

You are absolutely allowed to feel whatever feelings whenever you feel them about any kind of abuse. The time it takes to process our feelings about these things varies from person to person, and sometimes your personal growth will lead you to identify things that were abusive you may not have realized before. When recovering from abuse, the timeline is whatever it is for you. It's yours, not anyone else's. Getting help goes along the same lines. There's never a wrong time to get help and never a wrong time to need it. When you feel you need support, it's the right time. Don't let anyone tell you different. I'm glad you're taking care of you

It is never to late to get help. Only you can decide when the time is right! Whenever you are ready to talk about what you have been through know that help will be there. The fact that you are asking yourself this now is a good sign that you are ready to move forward and get the assistance you need. You are in charge of your feelings and you know what you are ready to talk about. There will never be a right or wrong time to seek help! You will know when the time comes and the resources you need will be there for you.

Of course you can, being upset anytime after an event is normal. Sometimes feelings come or build up over time and can hit you years later, it Is okay to be upset it is natural and sometimes after things happen it doesn't feel right to get help and later it does this is normal and everyone is an individual and it is positive that you feel ready to get help it's a step forward on your journey of healing. Why did you feel you weren't allowed to get help? I hope you feel a bit better after this response?

Yes! Any kind of abuse, especially emotional abuse, takes time to come to terms with and recognize your thoughts and feelings about it. It is very hard to reach out for help, and three years after it happened is still a relatively short period of time between the abuse and reaching out for help. It is a very strong and bold step towards healing and I for one am very proud of you for taking that step. You are very strong for trying to grow and heal from the emotional abuse that you suffered. I am sorry someone treated you that way, and I am very happy you are starting to heal, because choosing to feel those emotions of upsetness are very hard to deal with at times.

There is no time limit for seeking help. Even more so, It's commendable for you to seek help. It must have been difficult to bear it for three years. If you seek help, there will surely be those who will asist you without questions. You shouldn't blame yourself for not speaking up earlier. The one in most difficulty is you. Nobody should blame you, neither should you blame yourself. Overcoming your past is always arduous. Even ages after its healed, scars can still ache and their mark never disapear. So if you are still suffering from its effect, there is no one rejecting you from seeking help. Rather, it's your right to seek help.

Yes. Abuse leaves scars (physical, emotional and mental) that can and do last years. Perhaps you're just feeling the effects of the abuse now. Perhaps you were too young to understand it earlier, or too innocent. Perhaps you couldn't process it earlier and have only now started understanding the impact it has had on your life. No matter what the case, it's totally normal (and allowed) to feel upset and emotional about abuse, be it 3 years or 30. All your emotions are valid and allowed. (PS: I hope you find help and good, supportive people who make you feel better)

You are allowed to be upset and get help for emotional trauma at any time in your life. There is no time limit or statue of limitations on feelings and emotional responses to any kind of trauma. Sometimes it takes time for people to process things that they have experienced and you can decide to process trauma whenever you are ready to. It's not easy to admit that you have been affected by something you have been through, but recognizing that you need help is the fist step to healing. You can decide to get help for emotional abuse several years after it happened. You are allowed to.