Hi, I'm Jessica

[emojess]

Well, I'm here because I have anxiety, which was mostly caused by my father as he abuses me. He does not abuse me very harmful but he has made me bleed before. He hurts me, tells me I'm worthless, tells me he doesn't care about me. It hurts even more because my family (apart from me) are pro violence and think that violence can solve EVERYTHING. But it can't and I don't feel safe with them anymore.

[Croix]

Dear Emojess~

Welcome here to the Support Forum, which is a friendly and safe place.

Everyone needs to be able to feel safe at home, and being abused, verbally or physically, is simply not on. As you say violence does not solve everything - far from it.

Often one can just feel stuck and not know what to do. You have made a great start by posting here and I'm sure most people will say the same thing. I'm guessing you are a young person under 25. That being the case I'd suggest you need someone competent on your side to help sort all this out.

Who you get depends upon what you feel comfortable with and what's practical. If there is a teacher you like or a councilor at school you might want to talk to them, if not then ring the Kids Helpline on 1800 55 1800. You can talk to them more than once and they are pretty experienced. (you can web-chat if you prefer)

This is a horrible situation to be in and we are here for you, please keep on talking

Croix

[wallflowergirl]

Hi Jess, I'm Maddy and i'm new here too. I'm sorry to hear about whats happening for you, I hope you remember that you are not alone! If you don't feel safe you should seek some practical help to get away from that abuse! I'm here to talk and listen, Wallflowergirl xx