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How do I move forward and heal after cutting ties with my father and still now crave love I never got from anyone?
Grief & Loss / by tulips23
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 October 13th, 2022
...See more I have a very traumatic past and suffered from PTSD due to sexual abuse by my brother when growing up, I find it very difficult talking about it and have seen therapy before for this. My issue as a whole now is a family trauma issue. A year ago cut my father out of my life as he couldn't be the father that I needed for years and he didn't treat me like a daughter and god I tried. I told my father about the abuse that happened when I was seeking therapy at the time many years ago and he told me to wait because he couldn't deal with it and told me I ruined christmas. We have always had a strained relationship but I always wanted more from him that he couldnt give due to his grief that he has been through. My step mother never treated me like a daughter and nor my step sister or brother as a sister. Always felt like I was looking on the glass outside in. Never felt apart of anything or included. I hated how close my step mum was with my step sister as I was jealous of how close they were.. I wanted the same thing. To feel comforted and loved and be apart of the family. My step sister and step brother, aunts and uncles since cutting ties with my father dont wish to be apart of with me my children or my husbands life by their choice which really has hurt me in more ways than I could imagine. I was in a car accident myself with my mother, brother and younger sister when I was 5. My mother and and my younger sister passed away in the crash. I want to be able to move forward in my life but feel like I can't because this seems to be leaking into my every day life and especially with my parenting of my 3 children. Is it even possible to move forward and heal?
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