Scar Wars

the long version

"In a whirlwind of changes in her life J.L. Pitts starts to remember the life she led from her early childhood to adulthood. Coming from an abusive home environment J.L. Pitts struggles as a teenage wife with reoccurring flashbacks. The flashbacks are so intense she can hear, see, smell and even taste things that were actually from years ago in her childhood. She tries keeping the memories hidden deep inside her mind but with every flashback she remembers more abuse and violence that she has lived through. She travels the world and all through the United States with her husband who is a Sergeant in the Army. With each move a new shocking realization comes to light. She feels like she is a very young child in a woman's body all the while trying to be the normal wife she should be. She envisions two small children in her mind whenever she feels stressed or anxious. Both children hold secrets that she cannot remember until she finds a psychologist that is trained in dealing with people experiencing Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Through intense therapy sessions and returning memories she learns that she has Survived what no child should have to go through. She struggles to hold onto her sanity while healing from abuse she experienced long ago as a child. Making matters worse she struggles with the losses of three pregnancies and fights infertility all through her marriage. Her main focus in life is to be a Good Mother never knowing she had to learn to mother herself first." Publisher.