Topic : 08/20 The Dr. Phil House: Saving Grace, Part 2

IT'S SIMPLE, TELL

Those 3 words knocked me off my feet!! She became like a mountain to me. She has power in her that she doesn't realized yet. This is NOT going to keep her down. I believe that she is going to learn from this and help other in the very near future.

Good Luck, Amazing Grace!!!

Shauna

I'm a 56 year old female who will suffer until the day I die from all the abuse I endured from the time I was born until I emancipated myself at age 19.   The toxic home environment I experienced still haunts me.  Even though I sent out unconscious or subconscious messages to my elementary and secondary teachers, friends, parents of my friends and anyone else who I thought could take notice, there was no one there to rescue me.  So I rescued myself.  Unfortunately, I felt I couldn't leave home until I was considered an adult.  Besides, I thought I would never reach my 21st birthday, so what would be the use.   I will be in therapy, again, until the day I die because LOTS of me died over and over again as a child.

My present therapist told me that she doesn't understand how I could have survived all the abuse.  When I was three years old, after a beating I was laying on my bed hugging my stuffed animal, and asked myself, "How can a grown up treat me like this?  I'm only a small child."  And I guess it was my intuitive knowledge that even though I was only three years old in the beginning, wrong is wrong.  And when it comes to abuse there are NO GRAY AREAS.   I observed other families as a child, and knew my upbringing was not "normal."  Yes, I know what they say about that! 

I've dedicated many years to finding peace and will continue to do so.  I've also channelled my anger into my artistic endeavors and I encourage others to meditate through art.

It makes my blood boil to hear about any kind of abuse to children.

Thanks for listening!

Keep that horrible child molester and predator away from Grace, now and forever. He has not shown any remorse or quilt over his horrendous action....just sorry that he got caught!  He would have kept on molesting Grace until somebody stopped him, and since his wife, Anne, did not have the decency to do the right thing, she is just as quilty.  She is an enabler and seems to be making excuses for his actions.  How she can stay with this monster is difficult to understand.  What is she thinking?  This is her granddaughter, and if she loses her visitation privileges  because of her allegiance to this monster, than so be it., she does not deserve to be with Grace without her unconditional love and support and outrage at what her husband has done.

How can anyone understand the hate, grief and frustration that Cat must be feeling over the betrayal of her father-in-law, Steve, and the harm he has caused poor Grace, for her entire lifettime. 

This man should never be a part of this family...he deserves no second chance.  Ever!

Dr. Phil,

i just finished watching Saving Grace and I can't stop shaking.  I have always been terrified that something horrible happened to me as a child and that was why I didn't remember any of my childhood.  Recently my anxiety and depression got so bad that i wouldn't leave my home for days at a time. I finally sought help and am now taking medication for both. A month ago a realized that my fears were true.  I had been molested as a child by my doctor.  And I believe that I tried to tell my parents but was told not to say anything and stay quiet and that I didn't know what I was talking about.  So because of that I have always had trouble speaking up.  Grace is so lucky to have parents that listen and believe her.  Not all of us have that.  I am now an adult and I am still afraid most of the time and fearful of telling my parents.  I know I will have to one day but the thought of it terrifies me.  I now take it one day at a time and try very hard not to blame myself anymore for living in fear all of my life and allowing that fear to keep me from following my dreams.  My hope is that Grace will never feel this kind of fear and will grow up to be very happy.

OMG that poor girl, i feef so much pain for that family, i myself had the same thing happen to me when i was 6, but it was my dad, and ive tried to deal with everything on my own, but watching this is opening my eyes to getting help. I hope Dr Phil that you can save that little girl from all the pain and hurt that she is bound to go to throught out her entire life.

Thank you for bringing this topic to the forefront of america's mind.