My therapist says I have PTSD from my childhood but my parents were doing their best with what they had and calling it trauma feels like blaming them
More people experience this than they realize.
You're trying to honor the reality of harm you experienced while maintaining compassion for parents who were also products of their own difficult circumstances.
“Where Are You with Intergenerational trauma — the legacy you break?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.