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17 Excuses People Give to Avoid Going to Talk Therapy (and Why They Should Really Rethink Them)
If you’ve been reading the Invisible Scar articles for some time, you know that we are proponents of therapy. We don’t espouse a specific psychological approach nor do we care whether you cho...
Suicide: When Your Sorrow Feels Too Dark
In memory of SKB Sometimes, adult survivors of emotional child abuse feel a deepening sadness that grows heavier and heavier with time. The burden of it can feel too much to carry… and they may...
https://theinvisiblescar.wordpress.com/2022/12/29/suicide-when-your-sorrow-feels-too-dark/
How Keeping a Journal Helps Your Mental Health & Emotional Healing
Your mind is full of thoughts, ideas, and memories that long to be shared. But you’re not sure just how much to share with your friends, how fleeting those thoughts are, whether you feel comfor...
Three Must-Read Posts for Mother’s Day If You’re an Adult Survivor of Emotional Child Abuse
Advertisements on TV and the radio go over the top in portraying all mothers as idealized heroic women who did absolutely every single thing right. Motherhood, however, is far more complex and gr...
Questions From the Mailbox: Allegedly Ruining Your Future, ...nd Wondering Whether to Tell Your Abusive Parents How You Feel
Editor’s Note: The Invisible Scar does not offer professional advice, only opinion. The Invisible Scar receives many emails every month. Some have questions or comments best shared with our rea...
Grateful for the Good in Your Life
Thanksgiving is not about the turkey or the football game or the parade. It’s not about just how many family members you’ve gathered around your table or how close your celebration can come t...
https://theinvisiblescar.wordpress.com/2017/11/23/grateful-for-the-good-in-your-life/
You Don’t Owe Your Toxic Mother a Card, Candy, or Quality Time on Mother’s Day
Whenever you see your mother, she belittles you, emotionally abuses you, treats you like a peasant, and demands to be fawned over like a queen. After you spend time with her, whether in person or...
Soldiering On
I must’ve argued with myself a dozen or so times about whether I should write this post. I loathe writing about myself. But this post is really for you. See, I understand what a blog reader fee...
https://theinvisiblescar.wordpress.com/2017/04/24/soldiering-on/
Emotionally Neglected Children May Feel Like They Are Ghosts
“Emotional Neglect is the white space in the family picture; the background rather than the foreground. It is insidious and overlooked while it does its silent damage to people’s lives.” (D...