I'm in therapy currently, although I took a break from it for several months at the beginning of the year for financial reasons.

I started therapy after a family crisis, in an attempt to deal with what happened. I haven't really dealt with the abuse in my past although I did disclose a part of my history of abuse to my therapist.

I personally don't know if I want to deal with the past now. I'm in my 50's and I feel that if I can fully recover from the crisis situation that I will be back to "my normal". I haven't really decided yet.

I think my therapist has done a great job of helping me with the crisis situation, helping me find ways to help my daughter and helped me build coping mechanisms. I'm just not sure I want to dig into the past. It's there, I'm aware of it, and I have come to understand how that has impacted my life. I'm hoping the coping mechanisms that I've learned in order to deal with the crisis situation will help me with the aftermath of growing up in an abusive home and abusive relationships when I was younger too. Time will tell I guess.