“God Why Me?” The Powerful Connection between My Childhood Trauma and Two Abortions – and the Catholic Priest Who Opened the Door to My Recovery and Healing
By Charles Brian As a young boy, I used to lie in bed at night and wonder…God, why me? I grew up an only child adopted at birth. When I was 8 years old, my father almost died in a car accident leaving him totally disabled. My mother was diagnosed schizophrenic and had several mental breakdowns and suicide attempts. Verbal and physical conflicts were an everyday occurrence in my home. My father committed adultery when I was 9 with a…