TW: Well if this is too blunt and open I'm completely sorry. I know it can help others, and I am definitely putting TW before I start haha! I was sexually molested at 7, groomed and molested at 12, groomed then assaulted at 13, (both men were older than me by around 6 or 7 years, if that, could be older) I was severely physically, emotionally, and mentally abused by my stepfather from 7 to 14, and severely and completely illegally neglected until 14. I was in and out of foster care from 13 until I was 14, and CPS was regularly involved in my life. I raised my 3 siblings mostly alone from 5 to 11, all of us had it bad. Parents were addicted to drugs and my siblings and I were abandoned for 2 weeks. There are lots of other details and events but I don't want to be too graphic. How I have partially recovered? Hmmm. Well, you gotta exit survival mode, if that makes sense. It's hard. Eventually talking about it to others helps. Getting out of the environment, going to therapy, having amazing support, good and I mean GOOD self talk, and lots of crying and reasoning with myself. I struggle every day. It is so hard but I know the pain so I know to be kind to others - you never know what someone is battling at home or who they are battling since birth. I am always an open ear and available shoulder.