Childhood

Received calls from hot line last night. One call is particularly heart wrenching. This guy in mid 20's has been depressed for a couple months. For some reasons, he has nightmare every time he sleeps that really bothers him a great deal. He rekindles his story where he was physically abused by grandma and uncle, while his parents were still in mainland (eventually parents got divorced, another blow!). He vividly recalled an instant where he was stripped bare, beaten and kicked out naked in front of dozen relatives. He recalls these realtives were laughing at the other side of door. He just couldn't let go with this instant that haunts him to this day. Frankly, this guy spoke eloquently and articulates his points very well. If inertia continue like this, he is worried what future lies with him. Sometimes trauma in childhood has done harm to many. Although this man has ability to survive, he nonetheless has been incapacitated by past experiences. Unless he repeals not represses all these bad experiences, he has a long way to go to become psychological sound again. Not feel well at all after hearing this call.