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I am almost 39 years old and it seems like every time my birthday comes around I start to feel lost.
I am a grown adult and I am still struggling.
I've known I was adopted very the very beginning. My parents never kept it a secret, but we also didn't really talk about it.
I was 5 days old when they brought me home. I had a huge identity crisis when I was in my teens and it was explosive.
I now have a family of my own and yet it still haunts me. Is this normal? Will it ever end?
What can I do?
There aren't any support groups where I live.
Thanks for any support.
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First of all, know that you are not alone. Your feelings are totally valid, and normal. Especially if your adoption wasn't really talked about, having an identity crisis of sorts is very common. I'm glad you found this forum, it's a great place to find support. There are also a lot of facebook support groups as well. I think the best thing you could do is to talk with a counselor who specializes in adoption. Working through your feelings with someone else is incredibly helpful, I speak from experience on that.
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Dunno, I turn 44 next month and feel terrible. I never got along well with the adoptive parents and broke contact with them almost twenty years ago. I have a wife who doesn't really understand or relate but a daughter I love tremendously. Not sure where my life is going....Anyway, I guess you are not the only one....