Hi Everyone

Did the manner in which your parents raised you and the environment you were in affect the way you are as an adult? I grew up in a very disfunctional abusive...etc family.

My parents are now dead.

I guess what I am trying to say is..... since I wasn't raised in a disciplined environment, lacked nuturing from my dad,...........list goes on......I feel & think as though I wasn't given the handbook for adulthood. I'm on the wrong side of 25 and feel about 20ish. I feel lost in this "adult world" .......confused at times...wanting to revert to younger behaviorisms.....I feel trapped in an adult "mind" & body without the necessary tools to feel secure as an adult. Instead I feel like a helpless child reaching out for comfort and support.

Can anyone relate to this experience? or Give advice on how to cope and grow beyond this?