Started when I was young, but obviously didnt know better to realize it. It became a part of me growing up with the final blow being my parents actually separating and having gone through the entire process.
It has been very confusing and developed this immense anxiety. I lived in the constant fear of something bad happening all the time. Along with this stemmed a lot of self esteem issues.
Therapy has really helped me structure my thoughts and understand better as to why I’m feeling what I’m feeling. A lot of help has also come from letting go of things that I was holding on to
Being positive and entirely objective helped me the most on my journey of recovery
It is completely up to you whether you want to maintain a relationship with only one parent or both of them. Don’t feel the need to justify it to anyone, because no one knows the situation better than you.
- Seek therapy. It will change your outlook and help you process things better.
- One difficult decision is better than constantly being unhappy, so have trust that things will eventually turn around.
- Being from a broken family does not put you at any disadvantage, rather it becomes your strong suit since it shows that you have the strength and courage to overcome anything!
Survivor: Maham Haseeb
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