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Hey, I'm looking to write a book with a character who was abused as a child and I wondering if there are any books or movies y'all know of that are particularly realistic about the aftereffects of that sort of thing. Because I don't want to be "Well, here's a random character, how can I add pathos? I know, CHILD ABUSE! La la, MAN-PAIN!"

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My Henchgirl is also a child of abuse, but hers was more... well, like a lot of abuse, it's something which people can't entirely bring themselves to believe is something which actually happens. Her mother was Carrie White's mother, by way of Mother Gothel in Tangled, both of which were triggering to her but are not, perhaps, triggering to most anyone else. Tangled, especially, is a film she has no interest in ever revisiting. It was far too accurate in many painful ways.

Also, while she hated Lost, she also thinks it's worth mentioning the Ben Linus origin episode, "The Man Behind the Curtain," from Season 3. It's one of the rare examples of casual day-to-day abuse rather than any big dramatic beatings or anything like that. But of course, it's debatable how any of that realistically helped shape Ben as an adult.

I hope that these were of some help. I wish I could think of something that wasn't from fantastical fiction, but frankly, I've never seen it handled well anywhere else. At least, not in any way that resonated with me.