When I was very young, my parents decided to separate and divorce. The divorce happened when I was about four, so I didn't grasp the concept of what was happening. Later, in each of my parents I found a new spouse. I was very happy that both my parents were happy again, except my mother was only happy for a couple of months. My stepfather physically and mentally abused my mother, when I was seven I didn't know what to say or do this. I would witness physical altercations between them and sit there helplessly in the corner sobbing. At this age, there wasn't much I could do to change my circumstances. These events occurred for eight years and led to tensions between my entire family, including my father and stepmother. I had never experienced so much stress in my life and I wasn't sure how to deal with it. This led to an escalation of conflict between everyone in my life because I was so stressed. I often got angry at people, even my own friends. But I knew I couldn't live like this forever, so every time they started arguing...