Amyjay is correct, the therapy of years ago really lacked when it came to really understanding the long term affects in someone who experienced childhood neglect and trauma. The therapy offered often was not helpful either, especially if a patient is experiencing flashbacks from their childhood and having so many emotional challenges from that time in their life surfacing that can get overwhelming.

A lot of research has gone into understanding the long term affects from childhood neglect and trauma, as well as treating children that are struggling because of neglect and trauma.

The anger and resentment and strong urges to share your own personal challenge and gradual recognition of how your history has had such a bad affect on you is actually something others can most definitely relate to experiencing. Here is a link that reflects how this challenge has actually been heard and the symptoms have been laid out where individuals have LISTENED and taken the time to identify the symptoms individuals experience because of abuse and neglect. So, while you have been struggling, individuals actually have been listening and researching this challenge.

Complex post traumatic stress disorder (complex ptsd, pdsd, shell shock, nervous shock, combat fatigue), symptoms and the difference between mental illness and psychiatric injury explained