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Originally Posted by lors
I was also in a similar situation.
Only it was my male cousin. I have vague flashes of what happened when I was 6 or so. I guess I'm mildly psychotic as a result.
I've only just recently gotten over it tho. Prior to this, I used to get nightmares that I did something unspeakably terrible but that I wasn't quite sure what it was, coupled with me running away from it. Like I did something akin to killing someone (which I have NOT done).
What helped me resolve the issue was when I connected the feeling I had in my nightmare to the feeling I get when I recall the abuse. The feelings were close enough that it somehow cancelled out the nightmare and I stopped having it.
That left me with a very real ache that I knew the root of. It's a kind of loss that I feel, a loss of childhood that I know I'm badly trying to relive or recover even in my old age (my wife thinks I'm terribly immature and make fun all too often). I think now that's part of it.
With regards to my cousin well, I've sort of forgiven him. I haven't comfronted him. I don't feel the need to. Maybe it was done to him? Maybe he was terribly insecure and wanted to exert dominance? Who knows. All I know is I'm over it, I'm much stronger for getting over it.
I hope you are able to resolve the issues that trouble you. My advice is, don't be afraid. You are strong. Try to tackle the issues one at a time. And as crying mentioned, try to find a therapist who you can feel comfortable with.
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The immaturity is interesting, because I am very immature for my age (47).
I'm just not sure if these are real memories. It's like they have always been in my memory, but the context of events before and after is missing and the memories don't make sense. Why would I have carried these weird memories (mainly just two) all my life and never realized that they are a mystery? I wonder if they are dreams that I have confused with memories?