Struggled to trust others after years of abuse from "summary" of A Child Called It by Dave Pelzer
As a child, I had been through unimaginable horrors at the hands of my own mother. The physical and emotional abuse I suffered was severe and unrelenting. Day in and day out, I faced torment and cruelty that no child should ever have to endure. After years of enduring such abuse, it was only natural that I struggled to trust others. How could I trust anyone when the person who was supposed to love and protect me had betrayed me in the worst possible way? Every interaction with another person was clouded by fear and suspicion. Even as I was removed from my mother's care and placed in foster homes, the damage had already been done. The scars left by years of abuse ran deep, affecting every aspect of my life. I found it hard to open up to others, to let my guard down and show vulnerabilit...
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