Childhood Abuse
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This was an important day in my healing journey.
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I often get the question; ‘What was it like growing up with your parents?’ – especially those who have read my story. Ill tell you. In a moment.. Im just reading Oprah Winfrey and Bruce Perrys book ‘What Happened to you?’ in which they describe what it would be like to ask this question (as…
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When I got triggered by something a few weeks ago I went into a bit of a spiral. Downwards. And I forgot. My mind went into overdrive The words, fears and punishments from my childhood got relived into my present. Thats what trauma, childhood trauma, any trauma feels like. Mind whirlwind. Anxiety. Thinking. Over thinking.…
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I have shared before about growing up feeling incredibly alone. In that piece I referred to the fact that the Toxicity of my mother meant that family members were kept at a distance, physical or emotional wedges were dug in place that meant that they stayed away or I was kept away from them. A…
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So, I didn’t commit suicide aged 9. But everything was pretty dark. I survived to tell the tale. To tell my story To be my story. What did I do? Age 9, in those dark moments? At the time, I remember thinking that something didn’t sit right. That something was that however ‘normal’ I was…
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How I wanted to Escape it all, Aged 9
James Ballantyne 