💨 Abstract

The author describes a lifelong experience of emotional abuse and estrangement from their maternal grandmother. From childhood, the grandmother showed favoritism towards the author's brother and made disparaging remarks about the author's future. Despite the author's efforts to help and please the grandmother, the abuse continued, leading to feelings of invalidation, low self-esteem, and depression. The grandmother's hostility predates the author's birth, and the author has been discouraged from confronting her.

Courtesy: Anonymous