I found out they kept a great aunt in a cage, most of my family are alcoholics but thats no secret, my great grandma used to put a muzzle on my mom, most of the the women on my mom's side have ocd and "pray" it away. My mom constantly would tell me her childhood trauma whenever I would cry about anything. ( this would be from the ages of 5 to 16) s......
Frr lately I've been untangling resentment towards being raised to be a "good girl."
Like keeping quiet/ not causing "trouble", living invisibly and making everyone but myself comfortable. Being paranoid about the outside world, new opportunities or even just moving out.
I know it comes from a need to protect me from a lot of things she's experie......
