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Old Dec 24, 2011, 07:30 PM
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My dad was perpetrator of childhood abuse that led to ptsd. several years ago i became flooded with the memories bad enough to end me up hospitalized against my will. i ended up writing him a letter outlining the abuse and the damage it caused me in my life. i told him i wanted no futher contact with him and if he loved me he would respect this. i have pretty much cut off contact with my whole family of origin for the sake of my mental health. My ptsd symptoms have improved greatly after I made this break. Have you asked your aunt to cease contact? Asked your father not to forward her attempts to contact you? I can understand how traumatic these contacts are for you. Are you able to throw away the letters without reading them? I am sorry you are having to go thru this. Just remember - there is no excuse for abuse!

Hang in there.