My stigma experience began when I was a toddler. My mother (only parent), who was an ableist at the time, always blamed me for my mental health struggles as well as her own.
If my mental health issues caused her frustration, she’d take it out on me with violent physical punishments and psychological abuse.
Recently I approached her about her behaviors in the past and she said, “I had a feeling [the abuse] would mess you up. Looks like I was right all along”.
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