I was sexually abused as a child and it has led to all sorts of issues in adulthood. I was NC with my mother for a long time but we are starting to rebuild a relationship a little.
One of the issues is that I get quite stressed about my home environment, I overreact when the children leave their stuff everywhere and my husband can't put up a picture on a wall without discussing it with me in advance otherwise I get upset. If I am out for the day and I come back, he has to give me a status update on the house so I know what to expect. I know it is all linked to my childhood, my stepfather, the perpetrator of the abuse, would do things like swap our bedrooms around when we were at school etc and I know it makes me feel unsafe to have things go on that I'm not party to.
I want to learn to cope better with change and particularly changes to my environment, can anyone recommend a book for me to start with please? Or does anyone else feel similarly and can talk me through some coping mechanisms?
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PippaFawcett · 10/01/2017 11:12
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