I'd be happy to listen and suggest other tools you can use to counter-attack the hurt in your life. This story wouldn't be complete without telling you a little about what has happened since my conversion. In fact, I am still working on hurts and struggles that plague my life. But they don't control me any more. And in Him and His truths I find the power and wisdom to work on my problems and overcome them.
Some damage runs very deep, and that is why some problems take a long time to conquer.
It took me time to learn how to get my self esteem from Jesus, not other people. It took me time to learn how to measure my value by Jesus' dying for me, not my own vain standards of success. And you too must be willing to give God the time it's going to take to learn about Him, listen to His voice and apply His healing truths to your hurting wounds. Since I never really had a family, I was worried about getting married and having children. Statistics say that I would most likely mistreat my wife and abuse my kids.