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Old 08-01-2016, 10:14 AM
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Bunny211
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Yes. I grew up in a dysfunctional, violent home. Still I think the childhood sexual abuse was the worst trauma I suffered. I had a nervous breakdown and stopped talking at age 5. It took multiple therapists and psychiatrists to "help" me. I was dx with OCD and depression as a little kid and put on loads of medications. Now, sober and going to the root of my issues, I see that I have PTSD and am doing EMDR therapy to get on with my life. Nearly all of the women I know in recovery had some sort of childhood trauma. I am sure there are some who did not, but many have suffered childhood trauma.

All of that being said..it is my belief that my childhood is not an excuse for me to drink and it's not the cause of all my problems. I'm an alcoholic and my thinking is distorted. I need a program of recovery to have a calm, peaceful life.
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