Monthly Casual Chat Thread

My father, and abuser, died this past January and the fallout has had me spiraling at times. I’m having a lot of flashbacks, and doing a lot of avoidance and escapism (substance abuse).

I’ve decided I really need to tell my life’s story and what I went through. Part of it is because I can’t believe it happened. I know it did, but maybe my brain is so traumatized I can’t associate with it. Another reason is because I just need to purge 30 years of garbage, 30 years of him, so I can move on. Finally I just need to be validated. I need the world to know! I want to shout it from the rooftops, blast it on Facebook... but I was advised to post it anonymously first.

Would this sub be the right place to post a very long history of my abuse, mental illness, and complete family dysfunction? Or is there a better place for this?

/r/survivorsofabuse Thread