Hi UCLA Fan,

One of my former friends was verbally abused as a child also as a direct result of having epilepsy.

I believe my mother was verbally abusive to me for other reasons growing up.

I'm 59 now. The last five years have been very hard on a number of fronts, and it makes those memories more active in my mind than when things were better.

I think having grown up with emotional abuse makes us more likely to hook up with other people who will also abuse us.

Hugs,

EJ