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[–] Psythik@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago (9 children)

Know how you feel. I'm almost 40, and even though my dad has been dead for 5 years now, the feeling still won't go away. The PTSD is so bad that loud voices startle me, and I can't use a computer if someone is looking over my shoulder.

My dad taught me how to lie and obsess over privacy so I wouldn't feel his wrath. I should be in therapy.

[–] Sho@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago (8 children)

Nothing teaches you to sneak around better than an angry/violent parent. I learned how to walk around the creaky house at night silently and without a light on. Stay strong fellow lemmy 💪

[–] PartyAt15thAndSummit@lemmy.zip 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

My dad treated me like a boxing bag for the slightest transgression.
I once squatted for an entire night. Squatted. Because at dusk, I was gaming in the middle of a room with a very creaky floor and then darkness fell. I was expected to be in my own room, and now I was trapped. Had to turn off the console as to not make any noise or quick movement.
Had my parents found out, they'd have flat out killed me, and that's not an exaggeration.
Oh, and apart from the constant physical and mental abuse, I was never allowed to leave the house except for going to school, and couldn't make any phone call exceeding one minute.
I got out of it eventually, but it took a lot of healing. My siblings' lives are still completely ruined, though.

[–] Sho@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

Jesus, that's some monstrous behavior. Glad you got out, I'm hoping your siblings can do the same.

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