Here's my bio.

I grew up in Northern Minnesota, my father left when I was 6 months old. He left my mother with 9 children. She had to work 2 jobs and my sisters took care of me.

My mom was married 4 times. She remarried after I turned 6 years old. All my sisters and brothers had moved out of the house. A friend of my mom's, had a son who babysat me, he was mentally slow. He sexually abused me from the time I was 6 until I was 15. I told my Mom and she didn't believe me. I told one of my older sisters and they kept him away from me.

My step-dad was an alcoholic. He also molested me when I was 6 and 7. My Mom found him on top of me once. We left him. Then he died of cancer and we lived alone until I graduated. My mom was very co-dependent she didn't want me to leave. She tried to kill herself with a gun when I tried to move out.

When I was 18, I ended up in psych hospital for 3 months. I met a guy who was schizophrenic and in a half way house. He was abusing drugs and raped me and tried to kill me. I got away from him and moved home with my Mom.

I went to college for nursing and met my husband through a dating club. I thought I met the man of my dreams. We have been married 13 years and have 2 children. I have suffered depression since I was 18. I was in psych unit October of last year for 5 days because I was suicidal. My husband has been physically and emotionally abusive to me and my children. He threatened to kill a Dr. who put me in psych unit. Last year I was told I had Borderline Personality Disorder. I have been in counseling for a year, and in DBT for 3 months. Mary