“My dad abandoned me when I was about two years old. So, he wasn't around to protect me the way I needed to be protected. I started getting sexually abused from the time I was about five years old to the time I was ten. It really messed with my sense of self worth and my sense of all that was good with the world, almost.” WorldWayYearsTwoSelfFiveNeededDadProtectTenMy DadSelf WorthFive YearsTwo YearsAbandonedProtectedSense Of SelfSexuallyFive Year OldsTwo Year Olds Author:Pattie Mallette
“Getting into my teen years, I was filled with so much shame and pain that I got really involved with drugs and alcohol. I was hanging out with the wrong people and getting involved in the wrong relationships and everything just sort of spun out of control.” PeopleYearsPainInvolvedDrugShameFilledAlcoholHanging OutDrugs And AlcoholSpun Author:Pattie Mallette
“One day I was 17 years old and I ended up trying to commit suicide and I ended up in the hospital. As a teenager, that was a really scary thing.” TryingYearsOne DaySuicideScaryCommitTeenagerHospitalsScary ThingsReally Scary Author:Pattie Mallette
