When I was 27 - am 55 years old presently - I was told by a loved one that they had been severely traumatised as a child.
I was told very much in isolation, and, it soon became clear this was unavailable for further discussion.
I developed a chronic psychosis of manic depression over the next eight years as this subject was forced further into secrecy and silence.
As a consequence, I started getting into toxic relationships by ignoring the state of my mental health.
One of these was with a woman in a florid spell of schizophrenia. I was about 35 years of age at the time. It was for a period of 5 and half months that are lives crossed. The last 5 and half weeks of which were under lock and key. It was a very scary time indeed. I feel the truth when I state that I feel very lucky to have gotten out alive, and without serious injury.
I was told very much in isolation, and, it soon became clear this was unavailable for further discussion.
I developed a chronic psychosis of manic depression over the next eight years as this subject was forced further into secrecy and silence.
As a consequence, I started getting into toxic relationships by ignoring the state of my mental health.
One of these was with a woman in a florid spell of schizophrenia. I was about 35 years of age at the time. It was for a period of 5 and half months that are lives crossed. The last 5 and half weeks of which were under lock and key. It was a very scary time indeed. I feel the truth when I state that I feel very lucky to have gotten out alive, and without serious injury.
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