Neglect certinly has a life long impact. I just started trauma T. I simply had no idea the impact this had on me. I settled for sexual abuse and rape and did not try to escape. I just wanted to be nurtured and wanted. I was wanted and needed alright to fill someones sexual needs. I was raped repeatedly for 9 months. Now I am married to a emotionally abusive man. I behave like a child raised in an orphanage. I want no physical contact and don't express any emotions. I am working w/ a great T though and figuring some of these things out. I had no idea my issues were from childhood. I to am no spring chicken the rape was 20 years ago and I'm just now working on it. It is never to late to change your life. You still have a life to live so why not make it a great one. You can teach an old dog new tricks I'm proof.