When I was very young, my parents decided to separate and divorce. The divorce happened when I was about four years old, so I didn't understand what was happening. Later, each of my parents found a new partner. I was very happy that both my parents were happy again, except my mother was only happy for a few months. My stepfather was physically and mentally abusive to my mother, at the age of seven I didn't know what to say. or do about it. I witnessed physical altercations between them and sat there helplessly in the corner, sobbing. At that age, there was little I could do to change the circumstances. These events occurred over a period of eight years and caused tension between my entire family, including my father and stepmother. I had never experienced so much stress in my life before and I didn't know how to deal with it. This led to escalating conflict between everyone in my life because I was so stressed. I often lashed out at people, even my own friends. But I knew that I couldn't live like this forever, and so every time they started to argue....