
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...
I went through this phase for quite some time. I'm still very open with it, though it's no longer the first thing I tell people. I wait until it looks like it might become an issue.
Like... Recent example, made a new guy friend, and he started kind of hitting on me. So I said 'Hey, I was sexually abused, and I'm just not looking for a relationship'.
You're just trying to find out who you are in relation to the problem. For awhile it kind of consumes you. You ARE sexual abuse, not just a person who was sexually abused.
It eventually goes away.
But be proud of who you are. Never be ashamed. It's good that you feel like you've accepted it.
I haven't been able to do that since. I can tell any story of my life with no emotional attachment to it whatsoever.
This is not how I want to live, but I know it's an ingrained survival mechanism so I'm working to let things out and deal with them in a safe setting. What I just posted was the result of that...the first result actually.