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Today, I read about a safe way to recover from emotional abuse.
If you ask me about my relationship with God, it is not great. I am doubtful, and I am half-hearted. I am aware I am practising partial obedience.
I have been struggling with my relationship with my in-laws. I have unresolved issues with my sister-in-law, and I am a scared (or maybe a coward) to talk to her. This round, I need my husband to mediate for me because if I go in alone, I might be traumatised again. Let me copy over some of the points from the article about writing and emotional abuse.
Examples of trauma that you may have encountered include:
• Surviving physical, emotional, or sexual abuse
• Suffering the loss of loved ones, material wealth, occupation, or health
• Witnessing violence or another upsetting life eventMany people who have experienced trauma try and put it behind them by keeping their story a secret, or trying to avoid thinking about the experience.
The worse about trauma is avoiding it. I was avoiding the trauma because my sister-in-law said, “They are not perfect, but I hope you will come to see that they care and love you in their own way.”
I thought I was crazy. I thought my mother-in-law is such a great woman. Once I acknowledge that my mother-in-law abused me, I was set free. Almost free. Maybe my freedom comes when I don’t write about this anymore.
I have been writing a lot. I have also been painting/drawing a lot too. So far it has been temporal happiness, but temporal happiness is better than none.