Sunday 27 September 2015

Did You Feel Relieved When Your Abuser Died?


My dad came to the end of a terminal illness that s lasted for about a year last night. I ve been trying to pick through my feelings and figure them out some today. One of the things I ve identified that I m feeling is relief. Not just relief that the whole illness thing is over (though that s in there, too.) But relief, I guess, that he s dead and can t hurt me now? I was pretty upset last night. Then this morning I ve felt better. Calmer. Safer. Is it just numbness and it s going... Did You Feel Relieved When Your Abuser Died?
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