Childhood Domestic Violence

I’ve begun to look at the physical abuse I endured as a child as domestic violence, the same kind of domestic violence that happens between adult couples. Why should I see it any different? My therapist said it’s different because I was dependent. She said that if I were old enough to leave, then I would have done so. There’s a certain intuitive plausibility there. However, my dependency didn’t stop me from interacting with peers, pursuing my own interests, learning to be autonomous,... Childhood Domestic Violence
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