My father whom I hate - Imad Rashad Othman

My father whom I hate Reflections on recovery from parental abuses and childhood traumas Author: Dr. Imad Rashad Othman We were not asking for much; just to feel that we are okay, that we are good enough, and that we deserve love just as we are... without needing to peel off our skins every morning and wear others to please them! And now we feel the scars of those old abuses that we hide and that still affect our behavior, giving us alienation and doubt in ourselves... These are wounds that have not been given their right to heal, so we suppressed their pain early and wore a mask of strength, claiming that we are fine. Until the time of freedom came, and we took the path of recovery, and traveled on the roads of healing, and learned that at the end of the dark tunnel of pain there is a light.