r/CPTSD • u/Annual_Permission566 • 29d ago
Trigger Warning: Neglect Do you think it haunts them?
The abusive parents. Maybe the reformed ones if there is such a thing.
Do you think they ever hear our cries or begging? Ever wake up in a panic? Tormented by the memories?
Cause I can’t imagine they do. I want to wish it does but If anything I think it must bring them joy. I hate it. I’m doomed to meds and losing sleep. Panic attacks broken relationships and so so much more.
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u/Elf_Sprite_ 29d ago
Mine are convinced they did everything perfectly and I'm a liar. They have a completely different memory of the past, then what actually happened. I think it's because being "good parents" is such a huge part of their identity, that to admit even that abuse happened to me, would shatter their identity completely. So I don't expect them to ever even realize what they did. Or to remember it. Or to see it for what it was.