I started going to couples therapy in December due to some marital issues and our T encouraged me to seek individual help as well due to some unresolved issues in my past (aka, a horrible childhood from the time I was 5+). I have done that and I love my T but it's really difficult for me when he uses words like "traumatic" or "abusive" when he references my life. I guess I am having trouble seeing it that way and struggle with the feeling that I probably deserved what I got. Does anyone else ever feel like this? I am pretty sure I am just firmly living in denial but I'm not sure how to get out of that. *sigh*