I mean really!? Holy sugar! I don’t usually write a post dedicated to JUST a review on an episode, but this one was right up my alley. I burst into tears about twenty minutes in, nodding my head at Eastman saying, “Yes! Yes! This! This is what it looks like! This is how it feels! […]
Coming Soon… Breaking Down BPD
Coming Soon… Breaking Down BPD At the core of BPD lies an unspoken process I didn’t see coming. This process was revolutionary and dug into the heart of the “IT” factor with BPD. I wish I knew what it was I was going to write… 24 February 2016
Unbreaking Me
Unbreaking Me By Angela B. Chrysler On 2 April 2015, my husband rushed me to the local Emergency Center for Mental Health. I often brooded on suicide, having the thought cross my mind probably three times a day since I was twelve years old. My daily beatings were not only normal in the household […]
7 Steps To Healing That Surprised Me
Originally posted on 20 August 2015 7 Steps To Healing That Surprised Me By Angela B. Chrysler Recently, I watched a video with Matthew Perry on his 30 years of drug abuse… As some of you may know, I endured 30 years of trauma that ranged from rape and torture, to animal abuse and […]
We Have To Be Carefully Taught
We Have To Be Carefully Taught By Angela B. Chrysler You’ve got to be taught To hate and fear, You’ve got to be taught From year to year, It’s got to be drummed In your dear little ear You’ve got to be carefully taught. You’ve got to be taught to be afraid Of people whose […]
Parenting with PTSD
Parenting with PTSD by Angela B. Chrysler Our household consists of two adults—a mother and step-father—and three children all of whom are from the first marriage. Whenever a step-parent enters the equation, chemistry and relationships are sure to conflict, authority is compromised, and power wars commence. It’s been seven years since my husband—a best […]
Hear me
The details are hazy, but some things do stand out. I was talking to Scott (the pedophile). Only he was 16 years old. I told him what he was, what he did to me. I then contacted his daughter, Anita, and told her what her father was and what he did to me. Scott argued, […]
Six Months
Continued from Broken… Judith: “So… It’s almost November,” Judith said with a small smile. She tried to hold back the pride, but I could see it in her eyes. I had come a long way in six months. One fourth of my therapy was almost over. Elizabeth: “It is,” I said. William: “What are your […]
Invalidation
There is one angle on abuse that is always grossly overlooked. I’ve touched on this topic before in my previous writings, but it demands its own spotlight. It is Domestic Violence Awareness month after all. Of all the trauma I endured and survived, there was a unique trauma in being told by those who I […]
The Voiceless
At long last. Here is an article I finally can write. It is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. No doubt we’ve seen countless information this month about abused women. No doubt, you will see countless more “save the abused women” this month. I do not discredit these cries of awareness toward woman. This article does not […]