Hey all I got diagnosed with CPTSD around 2 years ago, I've been seeing
a psychiatrist and psychologist and have improved a lot with treatment.
I've noticed a bit of a stumbling block recently though. No one involved
in my abuse, particularly family,...
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Hey all I got diagnosed with CPTSD around 2 years ago, I've been seeing
a psychiatrist and psychologist and have improved a lot with treatment.
I've noticed a bit of a stumbling block recently though. No one involved
in my abuse, particularly family, have ever acknowledged or apologised
for anything. Whenever incidents come up in conversation, I'm shut down,
told it didn't happen or I'm remembering wrong or they don't remember it
so they can't apologise for it. I'm finding it really difficult to cope
with. My psychologist has suggested I stop communicating with my family,
potentially forever. I'm already estranged from my father (from
childhood), one of my sisters for around 5 years, my other sister about
a month ago so I'm really only left with my mum, brother and
half-brother. I'm not close to my half-brother but want to develop that
relationship and he's not been involved in any of this so there's no
problem there. My older brother bullied me through childhood which he's
not acknowledged or apologised for but I think he'd be the most likely
to. So I think the real issue is with my mother. I think if I stopped
speaking to her she'd be upset and genuinely confused, I don't think she
understands anything that's gone on in my family, she just downplays
everything, laughs it off or insists she "doesn't remember it like
that". She rewrites history, even in small ways that make no sense to
do, the lies don't actually add anything or make her look any better but
she seems to think they do. Having it all minimised is very upsetting
and is making it hard to maintain a relationship. I don't know what to
do really. Have any of you confronted people and had a positive outcome?
I don't see one being possible here but I'd love to be wrong, honestly.
Cheers.
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