The First Truth
I have been thinking of doing a blog for a while now, finally got to the point where I'm making my first post. However, I am too scared to attach my real name to my own truths probably because I don't want to hurt my family. Many of the truths I want to share are a direct result of my childhood and how I was raised. No , it's not horrific stories of abuse or anything of that kind. It is what one would consider a "normal" childhood, the eldest child of two born into a loving marriage at the time. Conservative church-going family where we spoke about all the good things in life and pray away the bad. Sex was something we didn't speak about because you were going to abstain from it. By the time you get married and are "allowed" to have sex someone will enlighten you of all the ins and outs of sex, no pun intended. Mental health like depression, anxiety, PTSD, suicidal thoughts - taboo. You just needed to get closer to God and get over it. It was a...