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5 People Reveal Their Experiences With People Who Had Munchausen Syndrome

June 14, 2023

1. I am a victim of Munchausen’s by proxy. I was starved for 8 years of my life until a teacher finally put an end to it, and I was unable to hear from my right ear due to infections that were not taken seriously.

I was taken to the Dr repeatedly typically naturopathic doctors and quacks that never should have been treating me to begin with.

My mom led the guise that I had allergies that affected my ear and was allergic to everything under the sun.

Picture of the Day

June 13, 2023

child of rage

Beth Thomas’ appearance on 1992 documentary Child of Rage featured shocking footage of her telling her psychiatrist she wanted to kill her parents and brother in the dead of night. She suffered from a rare psychological condition, RDA, that stemmed from extreme childhood neglect and sexual abuse – but she beat the odds to overcome her horrific early life to help others like her.

In the footage, Beth – then aged 6 – explains that parents Tim and Julie lock her in her room at night to stop her from stabbing them to death.

She also admits to sexually abusing her younger brother, Jonathan, torturing the family dog and killing a nest of baby birds.

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19 Signs That You’re In An Abusive Relationship

April 24, 2023

abusive relationship signs

1. Make it difficult for you to meet/connect/spend time with family or friends and will repeatedly make critical comments (to isolate you)

2. They don’t respect your boundaries. And they subtly push them until you find yourself tolerating things you would usually run for the hills for

What Is Inter-Generational Trauma?

February 21, 2023

Inter (between) generational (generations) trauma is any type of traumatic (yet seen as normal) habits, patterns or cycles that play out from one generation, to the next.

Typically, parents or adult caregivers vicariously model the trauma, where the younger generations (i.e. kids) learn it and carry it with them.

Confessions of a Woman Who Was Groomed by Her Teacher in High School

January 18, 2023

How did it begin? How old were you when it started?

I was 15 when it started. He was 38. He’s 23 years older than me.

His classroom was directly across from my art class. I hated art class and usually skipped it. He is a special needs teacher and had a sensory swing in his room. He offered for me to hang out in it and I spent every single art class in his classroom instead.

Confessions Of A Childhood Abuse Survivor

January 16, 2023

childhood abuse survivor

The stain never goes away. Never. You can’t drink it away, you can’t scrub it away, you can’t pretend it away, therapy and medication can only do so much. The stain is always there.