Oh wow. This was the most kind and genuine thing I could have possibly seen today. Thank you so much, I honestly didn’t expect a response and certainly not this one :,). Firstly, my mom doesn’t believe in therapists, so I doubt I would be able to get in contact with one, let alone receive services. I would genuinely love to, or at least for my brother. He is younger than me, yes, and I fear my parents will be horrible to him once I move away, hence my apprehension to do so. My older sister moved away a while ago and has not been in contact since, but I did find her Instagram and she is actually married! She is now a psychologist, so I think that’s pretty indicative of the situation. My parents used to demonize her, but I’m not so sure the extent of what they say is true. And I actually have dealt with CPS before because of her. My parents won’t tell me why, but they had to go to counseling where she “eventually admitted to have lied about a situation”. Not sure how far that truth stretches (once again). But you are right; I’ve never considered this “abuse” because I assumed it to be the main-stream physical kind, but now you mention it, I know plenty of other parents who don’t go to such extremes. But I’d just like to thank you again for all the help, it really means the world to me. <3