Childhood PTSD afraid of authority

Postby links56 » Tue Jul 25, 2017 4:33 pm

Hello, I am new to the forum and I am looking for help to better myself. When i was 6 my mother passed away from cancer and 7 months later my father got remarried and she turned out to be very abusive mentally and physically. I lived with this for 10 years when I came home from school and all my stuff was on the curb, I was 16, so I left. Every day she would tell my little brother an I how worthless we were and how we didn't deserve to be alive, the world would be better without us she would say. We weren't allowed to do anything except sit and read, no friends, no tv, no talking to each other, only allowed to use the bathroom 2 times a day, etc. She was so controlling and every aspect of our lives was controlled by her.

After awhile I developed this feeling, for instance the best time was when she had to work because my father didn't enforce her rules, but when she was supposed to work and she would get called off for work, my stomach would drop and I would feel sick and hopeless. After that feeling happened 100's of times, now years later every time someone with authority is around me I get that same feeling. I get pulled over by the police and i get that feeling, then they think something is wrong because i look sick all of the sudden. When I have to meet new people of authority I get this feeling too.

I'm not sure how to control the feeling or what it even is but, it is somewhat crippling my life and leaving me with little confidence. Then I get depressed and so on. I also worry until I'm sick. I should be able to walk into a courthouse to get papers without feeling like this. Thanks in advance.
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Postby Frozendummy » Tue Jul 25, 2017 9:58 pm

Well as long as you feel your not doing anything wrong you should have nothing to fear. If it's a thing from the past. Hold a branch or a piece of paper. Then break it and hold the intention of cutting off the fear. A lot of people don't like authority. It's the way of how elders talk to you. Just because your a kid, teenager or anyone. No one has a right to place you in fear or take your power away from you. However, we need to talk and respect our elders too.
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Postby links56 » Tue Jul 25, 2017 10:21 pm

It's not an issue with elders and I have great respect for my elders, but rather just the people I feel like have authority over me? I'm 30 years old this stems deeper than just elders. Its really hard to describe... I feel this way and I can think about it logically and tell myself I have nothing to be afraid of and I haven't done anything wrong but it doesn't stop the feeling. Thanks for responding though I appreciate it.
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