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[quote=Anonymous]The Adverse Childhood Experience survey (http://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/acestudy/) includes the question, "1. While you were growing up, during your first 18 years of life:
1. Did a parent or other adult in the household often or very often… Swear at you, insult you, put you down, or humiliate you?" It also had the question, "4. Did you often or very often feel that … No one in your family loved you or thought you were important or special?" Finally, it had the question, "8. Did you live with anyone who was a problem drinker or alcoholic or who used street drugs?"

OP, your short post would lead me to believe that you would answer yes to these 3 questions. A score of 3 out of 10 is statistically correlated with heightened risk of drug use (read: your 20s) and also serious long-term physical ailments, which are detailed here: http://acestoohigh.com/got-your-ace-score/  and here: http://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/acestudy/outcomes.html

A lot of people don't understand what toxic childhood stress does to you, but I understand. Don't let anyone here belittle your pain. It literally has probably lowered your life expectancy by years.  If someone shot you in the chest and left you with crippling injuries that caused you to die a decade sooner than you otherwise would have, would you be debating your estrangement from them?

Look at the statistics, and then re-consider your parents' approach to you. And get thee to a therapist stat.   [/quote]

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