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[quote=Anonymous]My dad was an angry, yelling, screaming, abusive drunk. How did this affect me? Outwardly, I'm easily startled. Embarrassingly so. As in, my DH can unknowingly spook me at home just by walking up behind me and talking nicely. I was always a nervous child. Eating disorder from 14-18. ongoing issues with panic and anxiety. I torture myself with introspection and wonder if there's an "angry" gene. I seem to have it. I'm a parent now and have yelled at my kids, but, I rationalize, I am sober when doing it (I don't drink) and I always, always apologize to my children afterwards. Also, I'm not berating them daily and/hitting them while yelling, so that's good. We also talk about emotions a lot, something never discussed in my family of origin. I've spent years in therapy and am desperately trying to break the cycle of abuse that goes back generations in my family[/quote]
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