Since I wasn't really physically abused (except by other kids - bullies), it has never seemed to me that I qualify as a victim of abuse. I told my T that once and he said that he thinks I was abused horribly. So I also minimize it and feel guilty about blowing things out of proportion. Besides that, I am my own abuser.

<font color=orange>"If we are going to insist that people pull themselves up by their own bootstraps, we must ensure that they have boots."</font color=orange>