Comment on So you grew up with a dad who didn’t know how to express love? Here’s how it could be affecting you today (part 2) by PJ.
I have been in therapy since my dad died almost three years ago. If I angered him the silent treatment was used against me to the point he would not acknowledge my presence. He told me he loved me once when I was having surgery. As a teenager I gave him a sentimental valentine. His response was to ridicule me. My therapist has explained I have protracted grief due to the repressed anger I have for my father. I am unable to cry, have anxiety, low self esteem and abandonment and rejection issues. Luckily my therapist who has been my psychiatrist for 17 years has assured me we will work on my anger to heal and he will not abandon me.
