Gathering Your Tools for Healing

CC image courtesy of Flickr, Neil Conway. Editorial note: The following is reprinted with permission from Eleanor Skelton’s blog. It was originally published as a guest post in a series on March 6, 2016. Alyssa is the writer of this post.  Alyssa grew up Independent Fundamental Baptist and was homeschooled throughout her K-12 education.  She currently is in a graduate program to earn

Here’s To My Fellow Homeschool Alumni: Ruth’s Story

“My mom was so busy having and caring for my younger siblings that my high school courses consisted of me by myself plowing through one textbook after another. My mom was frequently unhappy with the amount of time I spent on my school work because she needed me to help with my siblings.”

I Was Trained to Torture Myself: Grace’s Story, Part Four

“I’ll tell you one thing, if you want to kill your child from the inside out, tell them you don’t believe them when they say they are being sexually abused. There is not a higher level of ‘I don’t care about you’ unless you stomp on their head, and even then it might be easier for them to recover.”

I Was Trained to Torture Myself: Grace’s Story, Part Three

“I used to be able to confide in her. I would tell her everything. But as I got older, her thinking what I said was cute, and then telling her friends about it got old, fast. So I’m careful what I talk to her about. I am much more open with people my own age. I think it’s something I learned as a child.”

I Was Trained to Torture Myself: Grace’s Story, Part Two

“I have felt a tangible darkness in my life almost as far back as I can remember. And I think the anxiety started more around my teens. When I was younger depression took the form of guilt, and not measuring up.”

Thoughts on Healing

“It’s not an easy road, but it gets easier as you travel upon it. There is healing and happiness somewhere in the middle.”