How do I tell my mother that I don’t ever want to visit her house again? My father died many years ago in my childhood home and my mother still lives there. I was a teenager at the time but had some first aid training, so I attempted to save his life while we waited for the ambulance crew to arrive. Ultimately, we were unsuccessful. Only recently was it suggested that I have PTSD and I am now seeing a trauma therapist.
Since that night, I have always dreaded returning to the house and though I now live more than 100 miles away, I still get the same feeling every time I visit. Sometimes the feeling is stronger than others; it can vary from a vague discomfort to all-out dread.
