Yes you do need to focus more on the fact that I am a survivor. T said you had PTSD and severe what?? Depression??

Long term abuse can cause many different symptoms. It affects everyone differently since the circumstances vary. The age of the survivor, the length of the abuse, the living enviornment, the parents, siblings, etc. all effect the person and how they have adapted to this.

Usually there is a whole lot to understand about these things. If the abuse included sexual abuse then is very, very complexed.