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Old Oct 24, 2004, 10:28 AM
Maya Maya is offline
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Genesis - I was abused as a child and had absolutely no memory of it until I had been in therapy for depression, anxiety, grief (and some other stuff) for 8 months. Then I started having dreams and finally the actuality of the events and it just blurted out of me during a session with my T (thank god it was there instead of when I was alone). He has helped me a lot - but I have a long, long way to go before I can reconcile the feelings about myself - the feelings of worthlessness, etc. are normal when you are abused as a child. It is especially hard for me to talk about it because my T is male - but I also know that he is the right person for me to talk to - to get over my distrust of men. I have never trusted and been fully open with a man because of those early events in my life and now that I understand the why it is easier for me to see the patterns.
Also, remember - you may not have been abused. Just because that happened to me in a way similar to yours does not mean it happened to you. Talk it out with your T - it is extremely difficult to talk about but also extremely necessary in order to get to the truth and to heal. You are worthwhile - what happened (if it happened) was not your fault. Children should never NEVER be abused by others - no one should suffer abuse like that but it is not our fault - it is the fault of the person doing the abusing. We are victims - not villains. Please keep that in mind (I keep trying to tell myself the same thing as my T keeps telling me that - it was forced on my, it was not my choosing...)
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Let there be peace on earth and let it begin with me - Maya