A successful facade can hide a history of childhood violence that reaches far into adulthood. A young musician who was on the brink of killing himself shares his story with Ramona Depares in the hope that it may help give others a voice.
Adults who were subjected to violence and trauma during their childhood need to have their voices heard and a support structure put in place for them.
That’s the heartfelt appeal of a young musician, well-known in local music circles, who decided to share his experience anonymously after failing to find easily accessible professional support for situations like his.
“I had to research my symptoms online and then narrow my condition down to a few options, and only then did I start looking for a therapist who was qualified enough to try and help me,” he says.
The musician adds that, regardless of how successful someone’s life may appear to the outside world, this does not mean that the childhood trauma is over and done with.
“I reached my lowest point last March, when I decided to kill myself. I thought for ages how to do it but finally settled on hanging myself, because in my mind that is what rock stars do, nowadays, or so it seems,” he says…
