A recent sexual assault and your shaky start in life means there’s a lot going on. It’s time to start attending to your needs, says Annalisa Barbieri
I am 31 and have moved back in with my mother. I didn’t finish university, but had jobs throughout my 20s, which were fulfilling. However, I never stayed longer than two years, thinking there was something better.
I had a shaky upbringing as one of three siblings. My father was emotionally abusive, often did not have a job (my mother was the breadwinner) and had affairs, which my mother made us aware of. I always stood up for her and confronted my father on her behalf; my siblings said nothing. This led to my father becoming particularly cruel towards me for many years. My father is now dying of cancer and I cannot find it in me to talk to him.
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