Is there any help out there for adult survivors of childhood pscychological abuse?

Answer 1

speaking from experience here, avoid the medication root if you can, it's just plastering over the cracks. The best help i received was from a cognitive psychologist - everything changed with these sessions, its painful, you feel humiliated but it's worth it for longterm relief form the trauma. You are not alone so never forget that and you can get your life back.

Answer 2

There is always help, seek out counceling, depending on where you live it may be free, there are such in Canada. Almost every city has outreach programs a place to start is in the phone book.

Look for help lines... you may find one under abuse, this covers a wide area, but when you speak to someone they will direct you to the proper therapists and/or councilors. Good luck..and remember what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. You survived, maybe sharing your story would be therepeudic for you. I am sorry that there are children who are still being neglected, abused, threatened, and so on in this day and age. It is horrific to say the least. Peace be with you.

Answer 3

I agree with the person that said avoid the medication route. You are not sick, why would you need medication?

Also until such times as you can get help to sort it out in your mind, just watch that you are not slipping towards self medication with alcohol or drugs.

None of what happened to you was your fault, just a bad reaction to your average attachment seeking behaviour by your carers. Thing is, you will have internalised certain ways of responding that will be instinctive to you now. These behaviours and feelings have a habit of materialising when you experience attachment seeking behaviours in others (partners or children).

Do get help to look at your feelings, it will explain so much that up to now you have only experienced as emotion and will break the chain of you passing on these emotions to your children and so on

Best of luck.

Answer 4

I am sure there are lots of willing helpers but I am inclined to believe that your question itself shows that you know and understand this happened. so really what you need is to look at you and how you can best spend the rest of your life being you.. warts and all and make the very, very best of it.. if you need help from someone, you will find that help in the ones who really love you...ask them.. don't look back, you only get depressed wondering if there should be punishment or not ...many things in life get off to a bed start but each day is a new one forget what is gone. no matter what you do or say you can't change it now it's gone.. I sincerely hope your future is Great. Carolann

Answer 5

Yes, there is ... but you must be very careful when you are seeking a therapist, because some use 'questionable at best' methods, and are not 'properly trained' to help you through the therapy to get 'better' again.
I have PTSD, and even though I'm a psychologist, I couldn't find a 'good' therapist to help me with that problem ... until I was finally sent to a therapist who was at the forefront of PTSD therapy. We 'sat and talked' one hour every two weeks for over a year ... I was as much his 'therapist' as he was mine (I have the higher degree), but through his 'gentle nudging' I was able to realize that it wasn't me being a psychologist that brought me to the PTSD ... it was an incident in my infancy, and the resulting 'psychological abuse' from my family that was causing it, too. I'll never be 'totally well' again, but I am far, far better, and I know what to do when I get in PTSD mode ... to the point that now I actually play an online game that 'pushes me' into getting into PTSD mode ... and I am now using that as 'therapy' to get even better ... I used to just 'run' (both my character in the game, and me in real life ... I go into the bedroom, which is my 'safe spot') within seconds of getting into situations that cause this reaction. Now I can actually 'fight through' 50% of them, and get at least 50% through the others before I must 'walk away and relax' for a few minutes.
So ... first, look into the mirror and say "I have PTSD, but I can and will find ways to deal with it." That is the 'diagnosis' you have, although many psychologists/psychiatrists will not want to admit that, but 'break down' what is 'wrong' with you into 'symptoms' and try to treat those ... which doesn't work.
Second ... get outside of your 'box' ... every week, at least one time a week, do something that you feel you 'can't' or 'shouldn't' do ... If you like to do atheletic stuff, get a good book, and read for at least two hours a week. If you like to read, then get out and do some exercise outdoors. Only when you are doing that (i.e., doing something to 'cure' yourself) should you start doing research to find a 'good therapist ... and that's really relatively easy to do, although it is 'time consuming.' First, call every therapist in the phone book (or the online phone listings) under social workers, psycholgists, and psychiatrists and ASK the receptionist if the 'therapist' SPECIALIZES in PTSD therapy ONLY. Try the places that are Medicaid paid first ... because PTSD so frequently causes people to be 'long term unemployed' and unemployable there tend to be more 'true specialists' there than at the 'most expensive' end. When you feel comfortable with giving a therapist a try, call and tell the receptionist that you would like an appointment for an 'interview' with the therapist, because you need 'more information' that ONLY YOU can get first hand, by this interview. They may try to insist that you make a 'therapy' appointment, and that's fine ... but be AWARE that to you this first meeting is to be 'only an interview' and that YOU will be asking most of the questions. By giving yourself the 'power to choose' you are actually making the 'next big step' in getting well again. People with PTSD need to 'control' their environment (although they are rarely 'controlling personalities' for some odd reason) ... but if you 'take control' you are protecting yourself in your mind ... and in reality, too ... from getting 'hooked' by someone who doesn't know much about PTSD, but who wants to 'break it down and treat it by symptom.' If they want to do that, it will 'show' in the first session ... feel free to get up, say that you are sorry but you're going to look further for your therapist, and walk out the door.
I do hope that you can find the 'right' therapist to help you with your problems ... but the things I've outlined here will also give you a 'good start' on getting better ON YOUR OWN ... and I wish you 'A GOOD LIFE' very soon.

Answer 6

I think you should find a counselor. Some people specialize in this area. Hot Tamale had a good idea, though. Your life is still going on. You can live it reflecting on the past and miss living and enjoying what is happening now, or you can focus on the here and now and make something of your life that could replace bad memories. In everyone's life a little rain must pour; we could choose to drown or swim to enjoy the sunny days.

Answer 7

yes their is help out their try apa.com the info is really help full also your community out reach programs they have support groups and community based programs that wont compromise your privacy this isn't something that can be swept under the rug or just forgotten about i learned that fact the hard way with the right help and support you can live a happy life

Answer 8

there is a lot, you just have to look, and do a little research. you can begin simply by joining a group online. i highly recommend the resources on web md. from there, you can decide if want therapy, etc. i myself am in therapy for such things, and belong to several groups both with yahoo and web md. you decide how much or how little you want to participate.

Answer 9

regulation states that sexual abuse survivors have till their nineteenth birthday to record a criticism, different than in situations of undergo in concepts the actuality later( it incredibly is much greater durable to teach). If she exchange into attacked practically a twelve months in the past then she ought to have went to the government then, now that she hasn't it will be much greater durable to teach her case against him...whether it incredibly is carried out. Have her confer with police officials to work out what she will do approximately all of it now. She nevertheless could have the prospect to press fees for the two the early existence abuse, and for the abuse that happend practically a twelve months in the past. upload: If this guy remains doing this to her, probability is that he has additionally carried out it to different individuals of the relatives. IF the statue of obstacles is up against her for her case, have her confer with different youthful kin to work out if it has happend to them, better than probable it has, and that they are in a position to press fees against him, she will are available as a witness to what he has carried out to her, whether she will't prosecute him.

Answer 10

yes there are mental health groups and medications you can take. I have found no cure or even relief,. your best bet is to accept it and forget about it and go on with your life.It turns out that you can choose to be or not to be.