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Originally Posted by Rohag
Hello & Welcome, Sophie7!
At the very least, yours was a non-nurturing childhood. In your most formative years your home environment constantly messaged you that you should be afraid and ashamed. Your present feelings have, unfortunately, a firm foundation.
Dismantling that foundation will require patience and probably the help of those experienced in such tasks. Are therapy, counselling, and/or self-help options for you? (Actually, participating in these forums is self-help.)
My own problems are in part complicated by a somewhat dysfunctional early family life. I'm informally trying to piece together the psychopathology of my parents and grandparents. For you I would hope gaining insight into your own family's issues might assist you in coping with your present severe distress.
Please keep posting, Sophie7.
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Thanks so much for validating my feelings and offering support. What you said is very insightful and I have tried to work my way through it on my own but it`s difficult...I came to this blog for self-help as I am reluctant to go into therapy. I find it hard to talk about it face-to-face even though I am aware that it`s the most helpful option. It costs money, I guess.
Take care
