My forgiveness all got used up at the time it was happening. He'd been knocked about by his dad, been suicidal before, been through a shitty divorce etc., etc. so I was very understanding the whole time and would put up with the manky shit he was telling me because I've always been a very loving and ...

step-father and then, in a way, my mother for being too emotionally weak to handle it and therefore neglecting me by staying married to him

It would depend on how well I was feeling. I find disclosure and any attempts at progressive, healing work absolutely harrowing and knackering

Hi Jack....

I'm sorry to hear all that - it's a lot to deal with in one go! Don't beat yourself up on what you do or don't do or did or didn't do; you can't expect more from yourself than you can manage (if that makes sense!). Things come out or don't come out when we are strong enough - there's no ...