hi kaika... i get what you're saying... i wasn't really abused, abandoned, neglected... i had my own "special" type of pains though... maybe thats what started me being empathic... like you, i can't say i know how it feels to be abused in the way some have, but like you, i've heard their story and it entered my heart...

seems like we're talking about levels of trauma... there's some forums here i don't enter because it's not my area... ok, there's those that are "qualified" to help there...

i am saying that everyone brings something, everyone fills a spot at this table, any table people gather at... that really is the beauty of it...

you matter... hang on to it... you have a purpose no doubt...