Stress Center Peer Support

I know this sounds crazy but I am having trouble being strong. I have had so many negatives in my life that I dont know how to get strong and stay that way. My sons dad was killed in a car accident and my son nearly died and I think about it all the time. I want to get over it and cant. My ex husband (my daughters dad) treated me so mean and abused me and so did his family, and now they think that they still have control over me. They know that I am scared of them and I want them to know that I am strong and I am not going to take anymore crap. I am raising 3 kids by myself and moving out this week on our own again for the first time in 1 1/2 years. I am scared but excited and I need to stay strong.

It doesn't sound like you give yourself enough credit. I don't even know you, and I already think you are incredibly strong. Going through what you have been through a lot of people would give up and you are not doing that. Believe in yourself. You are strong.