Abuse

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I am sixteen at the minute, but had an absolutely awful childhood up until i was eleven. I was badly abused on a daily basis and never had the heart to tell anyone. I finally got the guts to tell my mother at thirteen, but she did nothing about it. In fact, she stayed friends with the person that made my life hell for around seven or eight years in total. I got suicidal, and tried to kill myself twice. Worse, she never noticed. She didn't notice as i got cuts on my arm... self harming of course. She must have assumed i was clumsy, or she just didn't care. It's taken my 12 months of counselling to finally be able to say to myself that "I don't want to die" any more. I just want to say to all the victims of abuse, parents of young children and others that may be interested. Keep your eyes open... it happens more than you think. If you were ever hurt and didn't mention it, tell someone. It's important. If you ever feel low and depressed for any reason at all.. get help. It really does help to see someone that has their undivided attention on you. Parents, keep an eye on your children. Sometimes they're screaming out at you in different ways and you just don't notice. I don't blame my mother. I've been told i should.