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Well, I have been thinking over two hours whether to post on here or not but, after I read few posts I thought I'd give it a go.
I start a little about my family, my father abandoned us and divorced my mother, when I was 7 then my mother and grandfather took care of both my younger sister and me. My mother remarried after couple of years and my step dad is really nice guy except when he gets angry. Because when that happens, he would hit all of us with anything he would get on his hands. After years of physical abuse due to my step dad's temper, I recently moved away from home and live with friends but I'm really scared for my sister who is still 14 and as she is a minor I can not ask her to come live with me. I fear if my step dad hits or abuses her, though my mother reassures me otherwise.
I get to see my sister once a fortnight or month and call her too but I'm still scared.
Another problem that I have been having lately is really scary dreams in which someone is trying to kill me, this has been happening for almost a month now. Like last night I could actually feel someone trying to stab me and I could feel the pain. A friend of mine says it could be PTSD but I do not know much about it or how could I get it, of what I thought only people who have been in war or accidents can get PTSD.
I start a little about my family, my father abandoned us and divorced my mother, when I was 7 then my mother and grandfather took care of both my younger sister and me. My mother remarried after couple of years and my step dad is really nice guy except when he gets angry. Because when that happens, he would hit all of us with anything he would get on his hands. After years of physical abuse due to my step dad's temper, I recently moved away from home and live with friends but I'm really scared for my sister who is still 14 and as she is a minor I can not ask her to come live with me. I fear if my step dad hits or abuses her, though my mother reassures me otherwise.
I get to see my sister once a fortnight or month and call her too but I'm still scared.
Another problem that I have been having lately is really scary dreams in which someone is trying to kill me, this has been happening for almost a month now. Like last night I could actually feel someone trying to stab me and I could feel the pain. A friend of mine says it could be PTSD but I do not know much about it or how could I get it, of what I thought only people who have been in war or accidents can get PTSD.
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The main thing you can do is remind your sister she is not alone. its good your mum is there for your sister from what i understand. Whats it like living with friends? how did you tell your mum? or did you just leave? sorry, just curious how that happened, must have been so hard to leave your sister due to her still being a minor.
Are you able to talk to your sister about it? did your sister understand the abuse that was happening, because at a young age its hard to understand, i know that from my experience.
With the scary dreams, its worth going to see a doctor i reckon, especially if its affecting your sleep. from the little knowledge i have of PTSD anyone can get it, its just more common for people who have been in war or accidents, but you have been physically abused, so this may have been part of it.
Hope this helps slightly, its one of my first replies. and welcome
I still get nightmares and there are always some violent dreams which don't let me sleep properly and I wake up in middle of night with terrible headache.
Living with friends is fine, they are helpful and we share expenses but I need to move as I wish to study and make better with my life, what we have here is partying all night and sleeping all day kind of environment.
And, your reply was helpful, thanks.