IlovepenguinsSenior Contributor
History hurting my future
I feel so defeated today 😞 I've been going through family court for some years now where the main focus has been on my mental health and substance abuse, leaving me on the outside of my daughter's life with no say and contact only with supervision.
I've spent the last 18 months working incredibly hard to turn my life around. I achieved a correct diagnosis of ADHD and PTSD, worked hard on gaining qualifications in mental health and spent countless hours researching mental health, emotional intelligence and trauma-to find that a lot of my issues have been from being misdiagnosed, treated with the wrong medications, DV and my own lack of education around emotional intelligence.
I've been told today that despite all of this, I'm still not a good enough because of my history and my own negative childhood experiences impact on my ability to parent 😞 this opinion totally goes against my training in both mental health and peer support-where I use my experiences to help others. I've taken accountability for my past behaviour and have worked hard on it. I know exactly what my child needs emotionally now and in the future, it's just so disheartening to be told I can't see the impact on my child when I can because I've been through similar as a kid 😭
