In the last article, we discussed how verbal abuse of a child, can do as much or more damage than physical abuse. Though physical scars eventually heal and are easier to detect, psychological scars can last a lifetime. In actuality, all forms of child abuse wound the spirit of the child. Adult children of abusive parents face many roadblocks to their inner peace. To understand your behavior and find the answers to the question of why you are empty, lonely, and unhappy, you must unearth your childhood demons.
Child abuse includes physical, sexual, neglect and emotional abuse.
Recognizing that you were abused is the first step in facing those demons. Understanding your past is the key to unlocking your feelings about what happened, and will open the door to an emotionally healthy future. Billie and Susie come home from school to find their father is drunk, screaming and beating their mother again. They run to their rooms and hide. They learn to live in fear.