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Hi,my difficult child 2 (who used to be a easy child)seemed like a very stable, happy child til she hit puberty. When her older sister (difficult child 1) went away to an Residential Treatment Center (RTC) then difficult child 2's problems showed up. She has been in therapy for a couple of years now and was diagnosed with dissociative disorder last fall. She was physically, sexually, and verbally abused by difficult child 1 when they were young (started when their dad died and they were 8 and 5 yrs old). I had no idea--I knew difficult child 1 could be mean and I certainly knew she had many emotional problems but had no idea the impact she had on difficult child 2. I don't mean to frighten you either but just please be aware that she could be suffering effects from living with a difficult child!Hugs,Jane
Hi,
my difficult child 2 (who used to be a easy child)seemed like a very stable, happy child til she hit puberty. When her older sister (difficult child 1) went away to an Residential Treatment Center (RTC) then difficult child 2's problems showed up. She has been in therapy for a couple of years now and was diagnosed with dissociative disorder last fall. She was physically, sexually, and verbally abused by difficult child 1 when they were young (started when their dad died and they were 8 and 5 yrs old). I had no idea--I knew difficult child 1 could be mean and I certainly knew she had many emotional problems but had no idea the impact she had on difficult child 2. I don't mean to frighten you either but just please be aware that she could be suffering effects from living with a difficult child!
Hugs,
Jane
