Things not to say to a Survivor - Help for Adult Victims Of Child Abuse - HAVOCA
Number 9 and number 13- so very true. I know plenty of alcoholics are survivors. I have to wonder who might be lurking, I hope they can get something from this thread especially with the upcoming holiday tomorrow.
It has always been a very sad day for me. I am already seeing the facebook posts about motherhood and mother's day. And I must keep my mouth shut, as I had to while enduring 20 years of abuse. Mouth shut.
For myself, and probably others here, addiction ties in very closely with my abuse. It makes sense to seek the reassurance, the comfort you never got to experience in life. Who wouldn't? That is something I reflect on often. I miss the comfort of drinking, so much. Just knowing that I had that, if nothing else to look forward to in my day.
Anxiety mounts for me as the holiday nears and my next round of tests come up this Monday at the neuro psychologist's.