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Old Feb 17, 2009, 09:19 PM
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that everytime he gets angry, everytime he plays around with me but gets too rough, i start to remember what's happened to me in the past...i remember the molestation, I remember the rape, I remember my mom also getting abused right in front of my eyes. I remember everything. and it takes me back there.
I don't know how to get him to understand....I want him to, but it's like he doesn't care........

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Old Feb 17, 2009, 09:37 PM
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If I may, it sound like you need to take a little more control of the situation, take the lead. Ask him to allow you to do that for awhile as part of the healing process. You really need to feel in control of the situation to feel safe. Maybe explaining that or showing him this post might help. Take care of you.
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Old Feb 18, 2009, 12:44 PM
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Can you explain a situation from the past in detail to him and then explain how what he does now reminds you of that painful stuff too much?
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talking is good - can you sit down and talk about it - ?
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Old Feb 21, 2009, 03:23 AM
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that everytime he gets angry, everytime he plays around with me but gets too rough, i start to remember what's happened to me in the past...i remember the molestation, I remember the rape, I remember my mom also getting abused right in front of my eyes. I remember everything. and it takes me back there.
I don't know how to get him to understand....I want him to, but it's like he doesn't care........
11 years...almost...and I just recently got it. My wife, as a child, had bad things happen to her, she didn't tell me at first, but eventually did, and I was the first person she ever told. All her dissasociation, all her problems, I didn't understand, and all I could think of is why is she treating ME this way...it was all about ME. Now, I know and understand what's up, it's about her and her healing process. Communication was and is the key. If he loves you, he should see it as I finally have and let you get through your healing process the way you need to. I hope you have good T and you are taking care of you.

GL and God Bless!
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