My counselor informed me that if this had happened in this day and age, my parents would be investigated for child abuse and I would be pulled from the home.

The abuse that I endured, even to this day, is my parents constantly dis-credit me as a valid family member.

My parents are not only emotionally abusive, but also allowed and encouraged my older siblings to bully and be abusive to me as well.

Both my parents have their favorite children while I was considered the dumb invalid who was treated and considered worthless.

Anything I wanted and most things I achieved were and still are, dis-credited by family members.

I ended up biting myself out of anguish and pure frustration because I am treated as a person with little value or worth.

Biting yourself does not make one a sick person. It is a red flag that sends the alarm that a child is being dis-credited as a valuable family member and abused

For me biting myself is a coping mechanism when trying to deal with very sick people who get their jollies out of devaluing their daughter and telling her how wrong and stupid she is!