qglas:

delcat177:

kidwhore:

The trauma side of tumblr really seems to focus on survivors of csa, and that’s completely understandable, but I don’t see enough posts about kids who had to deal with serious neglect/emotional abuse. It can be devastating as well

shoutout to kids who had to grow up too fast because their parents never allowed them to be a kid

shoutout to kids who had to fend for themselves every day, or even little siblings

shoutout to kids who felt like the parent

shoutout to kids who cling hard to people because they never got the proper love and care that a parent should provide

shoutout to kids who have health issues because they were never taken care of, and it’s hard to recover from

shoutout to kids who felt abandoned and empty and like they had no childhood because their family wasn’t there 

You’re all valid and I’m so sorry for what we’ve had to go through. It’s tough. And I hope we can all heal from it 

Reminder that literally all of these can cause PTSD as well

Also important: Since this means growing up in a non-stop trauma environment, all of these can cause C-PTSD (Complex-PTSD) which has its own set of symptoms and can present VERY differently than PTSD caused by a single traumatic incident.  Many, MANY survivors of neglect and emotional abuse report struggling with feeling like PTSD didn’t quite describe them, and C-PTSD as a revelation.

This is a great website to learn more about the differences.