This really does feel like the right track. I don't know that it is this particular memory, though. It may be, but it doesn't feel right. It may be something earlier, perhaps from when my mother and father got divorced. Apparently he was physically abusive, although only to my mom since she still allowed him to have us every other weekend. Thing is, I remember absolutely nothing before the divorce, it happened when I was very young, so I don't know if there is anything to remember there.
To Angela: In your experience, is the trigger memory usually a repressed one? That would at least narrow it down to the memories that I don't remember
Also, I don't know if you saw my previous post on this, but I'm ready for the whole phone thing as soon as you are. I wouldn't remind you, except I'm scared to and hoping that you didn't see the post, so I figure it's the right thing to do.