Someone I follow made a very heartfelt thread & rather than encroach on hers, I will do my own. I had an abusive childhood with physical, emotional abuse emotional neglect & sexual molestation that led to lifetime consequences. I am now trying to heal & learn to parent myself.

Anyone who says that abuse leads to a change of sexual orientation is full of crap as I am still a heterosexual. Most of my abuse was done by men and I don’t hate them nor do I blame the patriarchy. I think there are a lot of good men out there. I ignored healing myself for a

long time which led to me ending up in a 18 year relationship filled with abuse and I tried to help other people instead of myself. I picked a career to help others which I think a lot of people do when that have been hurt by their biological families. I guess one good thing

about Covid-19 is that it is forcing me to stop and work on my own issues and see who I want to be. I am not on Twitter to get followers or likes. I am here as I have found it to be a place to find others like me who understand what I have been through.

It has been a great online support group and for that I am so grateful.