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Old Jan 25, 2005, 12:36 AM
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I was in another part of the site and an issue came up and I figured it'd be best to put the whole thing in this section rather than that section.

When I was growing up, for many years, I was raped almost everynight by my cousin. I've gotten past some of it, but other parts I haven't, and I think a lot of the reason I can't fully move forward is because I'm still literally LIVING in the past of it all. I still live at home because I don't have the money to move out on my own, and I still have the same bedroom I had all those years of abuse. I still have flashbacks and nightmares and still can't sleep in this room without some sort of light being on because it's scary. I've talked to my parents about this, how this room has too many bad memories and it triggers a lot of my cutting sessions and depression. We have an extra room at this house in the front of it, but they won't let me move to that room because they said it'd run up the power bill. That in itself hurts me deeply... It just seems they think the power bill going up a little is more important than my well-being and happiness. Am I wrong in this, or are they? What do I say to them?
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