I never thought or knew I had mental illness. I grew up with my brother, and mother suffering from mental illness. I never understood it.
When I turned 17 years old, I got into a relationship that was great in the beginning. Once we moved into a place together with no roommates his abusive behavior started with me.
He tore me down to nothing yet I was afraid to leave. I did EVERYTHING wrong in his eyes. I started getting really depressed and just distanced myself from everybody in my life, including my mother.
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