| Everything Is Falling Apart | Abuse | Everything Is Falling Apart | <div class="ExternalClass6E65EEA76D4741A98F7613FF1B2F9A23"><p style="font-family:georgia;font-size:16px;"><span>Everything is falling
apart. I was abused my dad, then he died. Everyone is sad, I don't know how to
feel. I hated him, he gave me depression, anxiety, and post traumatic stress
disorder. No one but my mom and therapist know what he was really like. I couldn't
even talk about it till he died. I don't know how to handle this. I hate myself
because of everything that he did to me. He made me see absolutely nothing when
I look in the mirror. How can someone do that to someone they are supposed to
love unconditionally? </span></p>
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are glad you decided to write in for support. It sounds like you are very
conflicted. It’s okay if you don’t feel sad, there is no rule saying you have
to. And just the same it is okay for those that are sad to feel the way they feel based
on their relationship with your father.</span></p>
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</span><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:tahoma;font-size:16px;"><span>It
wasn’t right for your father to abuse you. It is not your fault that he did,
and you didn’t cause him to do that to you. It is nothing you did. Don’t take
ownership of his actions by feeling hate for yourself. What happened has
everything to do with him and who he was. You may never understand what made him
to be the person that treated you that way. Now it is time for you to focus on
how you are going to heal. It’s great that you are working with a
therapist and you are feeling that you are to a point where you can talk about your
experiences. This is a great step to take to help improve your life.</span><br></p>
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</span><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:tahoma;font-size:16px;"><span>What
your father did was not love, and it was not fair. However, it doesn’t need to
define your life. It is something that happened to you, and it will have an
influence on who you become, but it is your choice on how. Make the choice
to change your future, make the choice to focus on healing. You deserve this
opportunity to be loved by yourself.</span><br></p>
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</span><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:tahoma;font-size:16px;"><span>Start making it a point to tell yourself positive things every day. What you say to yourself makes a difference. Try these statements out: </span><a href="/Pages/tip-101-positive-things-to-say-to-myself.aspx">http://www.yourlifeyourvoice.org/v2/Pages/tip-101-positive-things-to-say-to-myself.aspx</a>.</p>
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want to be a support for you. Please reach out to us either by calling
1-800-448-3000, chat, text, or email us back. We are here to offer you support 24 hour a day, 7 days a week.
Stay Strong!</span><br></p>
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</span><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:tahoma;font-size:16px;"><span>Sincerely,</span><br></p>
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</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:tahoma;font-size:16px;">Brittany,
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