Finally have the nerve to join
Posted: Tue May 14, 2019 3:29 pm
Hi everyone!
I decided to stop lurking and actually join. Somehow I survived physical, emotional, sexual, and verbal abuse mostly by members of my household. I ended up being diagnosed with an autoimmune condition in my teens. Once I moved out of the house and had little to no contact with my family, my condition improved to the point where I went years without a single symptom and was actually able to stop all medications. After I got married, contact with my family gradually increased to the point of having regular contact again. Autoimmune condition returned with a vengeance and I have been dealing with symptoms on an almost daily basis for the past 20 years
I regret resuming contact, and have been contemplating going back to limited/no contact for my own well being. I spent so many years considering everyone else's feelings. Now I need to consider my own. I am grateful that this is a safe place to both share my story and support others.
Thanks for listening (reading)
I decided to stop lurking and actually join. Somehow I survived physical, emotional, sexual, and verbal abuse mostly by members of my household. I ended up being diagnosed with an autoimmune condition in my teens. Once I moved out of the house and had little to no contact with my family, my condition improved to the point where I went years without a single symptom and was actually able to stop all medications. After I got married, contact with my family gradually increased to the point of having regular contact again. Autoimmune condition returned with a vengeance and I have been dealing with symptoms on an almost daily basis for the past 20 years
I regret resuming contact, and have been contemplating going back to limited/no contact for my own well being. I spent so many years considering everyone else's feelings. Now I need to consider my own. I am grateful that this is a safe place to both share my story and support others.
Thanks for listening (reading)