Few Days Old

Few Days Old

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I posted a threat the other day, but someone mentioned I did not do an intro. So, here it is.

I am here because of my situation like many of you in here. Regardless of our situation, it has impacted us to where life becomes complicated and confusion.

*possible trigger*

When I was about 6-7, my cousin first taught me what sex was. She was the same age as me. Of course, I realize now that she must have sadly been victimized. This went off and on for years. Didn’t even know what the hell I was doing at first. But I actually thought I was lucky and enjoyed it. Then as I get older, I become addicted to porn. I would look for anyone that would want to sleep with me. I preferred unprotected sex because of the feelings. Anger, anxiety, low self-esteem... going on the end of my second marriage. This in of itself still tears at me. Guilt, shame, enjoyment. However, I still cannot literally remember anything before my first experience with her. I honestly do not remember much before High School. Snapshots mainly in the earlier years... but I struggle to remember any of it. I know I suffered from abandonment and emotional abuse (that I know of)... but I literally wonder what else I don’t remember.

I remember a neighbor friend’s brother (about 16 I guess at the time) that tried to tell me to perform oral sex on him. I was probably 7-8. While I ran off, all I can remember is my Brother told me “go see him in his garage.” My own brother throwing me to the wolves.

I wished to join you all as I read your stories and see strength in everyone. Even those still suffering greatly from their past. The ability to open up and talk about it. Not to mention the tremendous responses. I guess I need to face reality and start to not only talk about my past but also try to help others in support.
 
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Welcome. Trust the process and things will get clearer for you. Many of us have no memory of early years and it was during those years that bad things were happening. I'm not saying that to scare you and perhaps there is nothing to remember. But the challenges you've had in life likely have roots somewhere in your life as a boy. That you're older brother directed you to his friend is not a happy thing to consider. Thanks for the introduction. All the best on your healing journey. You're not alone with any of this.
 
Welcome to you. I am also still very new. I am grateful for having found this site. I hope you are too, and I wish for you that you can share as much as you need to. You deserve it, you are not alone.
 
Welcome Surviormode, I'm also new, only month+ in to beginning to comprehend how big of a negative impact the abuse had on me. I was 8, and forced at first, then later episodes I found pleasure in it when I surrendered and submitted. That pleasure part of the abuse seems like the source of much confusion for many, still to this day.

I'm finding this site to be a great non-judgemental place to share and heal. I hope you do too. Even my failures to post what I write sometimes is still a challenge to me to sort through my memories, my feelings, and find the "authentic me" underneath the muck and layers of adaptive behaviors and others' imposed values.
 
Welcome Surviormode, I'm also new, only month+ in to beginning to comprehend how big of a negative impact the abuse had on me. I was 8, and forced at first, then later episodes I found pleasure in it when I surrendered and submitted. That pleasure part of the abuse seems like the source of much confusion for many, still to this day.

I'm finding this site to be a great non-judgemental place to share and heal. I hope you do too. Even my failures to post what I write sometimes is still a challenge to me to sort through my memories, my feelings, and find the "authentic me" underneath the muck and layers of adaptive behaviors and others' imposed values.
I hear you! Honestly, I just write what I know. The more kindness and support I receive and give to other survivors, the more I peel layers back to see deeper in my past. Hang in there! We will all survive and fight together.
 
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