Welcome to Psych Central (PC) So sorry to hear you have suffered physical, emotional and mental abuse all these years. No one should have to go through that. That must be so difficult to endure. If you want to post there are also forums on survivors of abuse
Survivors of Abuse - Forums at Psych Central

Sometimes victims of abuse on Psych Central make their location general like Australia or Earth to further protect your identity. You can edit your public page. Private message me if you need help with that. Any other info that might reveal your identity can also be changed. People also log out when they are through using Psych Central so prying eyes may not discover their posts and they can maintain there anonymosity.

Please consider having a safety plan that includes emergency numbers like police, crisis hotlines, child abuse telephone numbers in case things get out of hand. Your safety should be the most important concern. You have suffered a lot of abuse but that does not mean you have to endure an unsafe situation where you are in danger.

Psych Central is a great place to meet people, make friends, vent the things you can't say to the ones who surround you, and a place to learn about relating to people without having to confront them face to face.

Glad you have joined our community. I find Psych Central helps me find answers where before there were only questions. There is so much here. It is like a buffet of help, everyone picks what they like the best.

Besides being an active participant in helping oneself at Psych Cental, many people also help support each other by replying to other people's posts. Many people who are actively involved in Psych Central find it helps take them out of their own problems to develop empathy for others. And their problems are more manageable the more they help others.

Many people here at PC find they can share these feelings and what they are going through with the confidence that people go through similar things and can empathize. So many forums are offered as well as Chatrooms (after you have 5 posts or comments on others posts). Depression chat meets on Thursday night at 9pm EST and Anxiety Wednesday at 8PM.

You can also be an active member in other ways like supporting others in their questions, reading articles and posts http://forums.psychcentral.com that are applicable to your area of concern.

Please feel free to private message me or any of the Community Liaisons by left clicking on the name in blue to the left of their post) for questions or just to share.