Comment by Christine on 06 Jul 2009 at 6:34 pm

Hi Karen,

Thank you and Dr. Richard Baer for the book. I was helped by your story and shared it with my therapist who never heard about it before i told him about it. I am nineteen years old and was repeadedly abused and kept from going to school for years. No one came to help me when my father claimed I was suffering from mental illness and couldnt attend school. I escaped last year to a facility for patients like me. I am getting by with there help. Thank you for inspireing me to move on with my life. I have a good therapist to but love your doctor and you. I keep thinking of you and how marvelous you are.

Christine

Dear Christine,

You’re welcome!  Thank you for sharing Switching Time with your therapist.  I’m glad to hear that my story provided you with some knowledge that helped you move forward on your own journey to wellness.

I’m sorry to hear that you were abused and that your father prevented you from receiving the help you needed to heal.  Keeping you from school and claiming you were mentally ill is abuse in itself.  I understand your pain.  I’m sure that those who didn’t come to your rescue may have had no idea what was happening to you and their ignorance prevented them from knowing what to do.  Unfortunately, people unconsciously tend to ignore signs of abuse.  That is why Dr. Baer and I decided to share our story.  We hope to bring awareness to what can happen to a child who has been repeatedly abused.

Thank you for your compliments and for sharing that my story was an inspiration to you.  I’m glad to hear you are safe and in the care of a professional therapist.

I wish you well.

Karen