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sex abuse & depression

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Ive heard from alot of ppl in here & other rooms that they were sexualy abused at some point in their life.
I myself remember several times. 1st time was my grandpa. He was driving & had me next to him touching his thing. I had 2 of my sisters ex's make passes at me. When i was 15 i spent a couple wkes w my aunt & uncle. She went to work & he was "play tickling" in the wrong places. Even my dad who i love so much tried things w me. ;-( 2 or 3 times. My sister said he popped her cherry. That i cant confirm cuz i wont ask her bout it.
Anyhow, where i was going w this is, sex abuse & depression go hand in hand. Anybody else been abused & think that may be their depression prob???
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it's amazing how many of us have been.

some researchers think that emotional trauma..esp. at an early age (growing brain) actually changes brain chemistry and connections..
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i can relate to this. i was abused as a child and i think thats what triggered the depression off, other things happened later on in my life which added to it. the problem is we tend to bottle things up and not speak about them. this just makes it worse.
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I think that it plays into the mood disorders alot.
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I've never suffered sexual abuse, thank God. But Girlie I am so sorry you've had those awful things happend to you. And your dad? I am so sorry. I sure this can add to depression. oxox
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I was abuse too. I went into foster care when I was 5. I move from one abusive home to another. I keep it all inside for years. One day at work this coworker got too close for my comfort and I lost it. I had a brakedown right there. I got help! Coulseling and medications are working great for me. Getting everything out in the open and dealing with it one thing at a time, and ther getting reed of it. My faith in God has held me together too.
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i am so sorry to hear what happened to you. my birth mother locked me up in a roo whn i was about three with her boyfreind cause my dad was on the road away from home and let him have his way with me.
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I was sexually assaulted on the first day of school last year.
penny59
penny59
i was sexually abused too.
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