When I was 11 my mum would come into my room and try to cast demons out of me, she told me I was possessed and evil and that's why I was naughty, this made me feel evil and bad and led to low self esteem and a general overall feeling of dirtyness and no worth.
I've now as an adult told my dad about it and he thinks I'm making it up, even when she admits it he still says it's noncence. Every counselor and doctor says it is horrific and life damaging behaviour that she has done to me!
Am I right to cut them both out of my life? They won't even acknowledge it was abuse
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If you believe cutting them out of your life will help you heal, than you do just that. I'm so sorry you this happened to you 😔 xx
My mother was emotionally and verbally abusive. I still struggle with my self esteem, anxiety and asserting myself.
I haven't completely cut her off, only because it would make my life harder (believe me it's really not for her benefit) but we have no relationship, I don't see her voluntarily. She's like that co-worker you just can't stand but need to be polite to.
You do whatever you feel you need to for your own inner peace.
Is your mum mentally unwell? That seems quite bizarre.
As a child that would have been horrific!
Do what you need to do to smile in this world.
He is in denial and is an enabler cut then both to give you peace to heal. Explain to him that if he doesn’t believe you when you trust him and all he has then you will let him go because no decent father , a protector wouldn’t believe his daughter.