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I've talked about how intergenerational trauma has affected my family before, although I didn't mention it started in 1918 when my great great grandfather kille
by growingkittens 1y ago
I've talked about how intergenerational trauma has affected my family before, although I didn't mention it started in 1918 when my great great grandfather killed my great great grandmother in a murder suicide, leaving my great grandmother an orphan who would one day abuse my grandma. [1]
I think there are patterns to abuse regardless of the cause. Abuse is essentially addiction to control or anger (the seven deadly sins are all forms of addiction). The patterns I can see give me hope that it is entirely possible to stop the cycle.
[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40485608 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40485608
- Yoric 1y ago> Abuse is essentially addiction to control or anger That's an interesting formulation. I have someone in my family who could be described by these words. Is this your own description or does this come from somewhere?
- growingkittens 1y agoIt is my own description, based on patterns I've seen over my lifetime.
- growingkittens 1y agoAdditional note. Since it is my own description and it sounds familiar to you, if you want to discuss it further my email is in my profile.