Sexual Abuse Support Group
Sexual abuse is a relative cultural term used to describe sexual relations and behavior between two or more parties which are considered criminally and/or morally offensive. Different types of sexual abuse involve: Non-consensual, forced physical sexual behavior such as rape, incest or sexual assault, or psychological forms of abuse, such as verbal sexual behavior or...
how do you deal with the sexual abuse? when it happened as a child. but it feels only like yesterday. yesterday when my cousin kept forcing himself on me over and over again. even when i begged him not to. when my uncle kept feeling my budding breast? when my dad made me give him a blow job? and told me not to tell. and later in life that same uncle had a gun and forced me to have sex with him.he said, "he always liked my titties when i was a child." how do i cope when these thoughts keep flooding in and keeps on drowning me. all my life i've only dealt with it the only way i knew how to: to try to take my own life.
I don't have memories of my abuse but I have body memories that make me feel sick, alone, terrified and sad. Have you tried talking with a therapist? I don't think I could get through all of this without my therapist.
I am here if you need to talk. I am a good listener. Take care Painter55
i only have to dreams that keep playing over and over but i look at it as they are the one that are sick and they should be the one to take there own life.you are reaching out for help .I am new here.new trying to find the end to this mess but this seams like a good place to start lots of careing people we are all together in this WE ARE SPECIAL PEOPLE WE HAD STUFF HAPPEN TO US THAT OTHERS CANT EVEN THINK OFF NEVER MIND UNDERSTAND we are the surviors of it keep trying and it will come
so sorry to hear of your abuse. as far as how i deal with mine... well, the only thing i can do is keep giving it to god. for the longest time, i was mad at him, i cried out for his help while i was being abused and i felt he didn't want to help me. now, i see that he was there, even tho it was a horrible situation, he was still there. loving me.
i used to dwell on the abuse i suffered. relived it everday actually, but now, i hardly think about it. it is still there tho because when i try to figure out why i am struggling with the addictions i have, it always rears it's ugly head.
well, sorry this is so long. i just wanted to reply to this post and let you know that i am pulling for you and if you need a friendly ear from someone who's been there, you just let me know.
sam
when im having flashbacks and things i will listen to westlife and westlife alone coz they calm me and think of one thing that makes you truely happy, a person, a thing a place and just think until you know your ok. x
The question is ask is a tough one but there is an answer. You have to face it head on with a therapist that knows how to help you heal and teaches you coping skills as well as other techniques to rebuild what was taken away. Which was trust, self-esteem, self worth and many other things.
I would suggest trying EMDR therapy it is the therapy that I recommend to everyone that is a survivor of sexual abuse or assault. It is a wonderful therapy that is used to help with PTSD and is what I used to get my life back!
Hugs!
I don't have any answers on how to cope... in fact, i have trouble coping alot of days myself!
I am distancing myself from my abuser and hoping that this will help me begin to heal!
Does your area have a community counseling type of program? In Mississippi, we have a program titled Community Counseling, the therapist can come to your house, they also have pay scales that start at no cost and then consider what the person can afford. I think they call that a sliding scale for payments.