[lawrence1960]

hello i amin my 50s looking back on my life and my accomplishments; the life long problems i have had and how not only how they,ve held me back but how has my past effected others close to me? That,s a mouthefull. And too much for this intro. Just let me say not only was i molested by my stepfather at age 7 but so was my other family members.He intrduced sex to me with my sisters and of course he supervised. My real father died at that age and my mother immediatly married a strong minded pervert in the worst way. He eventually went to federal prison for other things but not befor ruining our family lives. He started somethings that never really ended in my family. Incest can be a poison in you,r heart that can ruin every relationship , but i wont let it. I believe in the bible, an old book yes but it has proven in my life to hold solutions to modern day problems. It has helped me to deal with my past and keep it at bay when it came to loving my wife and raising my two daughters. I have seen a shrink and go to a group meeting that is supportive. Keep you,r head down, keep swingin.

[Ruftin]

Hello and welcome to Psych Central Lawrence!!!! It's nice to meet you. You've joined a community of warm and caring members who will want to offer you advice and support. We welcome yours as well. Please feel free to contact any community liaison or moderator if you need help navigating the forums. Here is a forum you may want to check:

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I'm sorry to hear of your suffering at the hands of your step father.

I look forward to seeing you around!!!

[PüRęMåŠhÉr]

I to am a "newbie", Lawrence.

What happened to you, me, and everyone else in this chat, wrong on so many levels. I'm 45 years old and after almost 32 years of alcohol & drug abuse (heroin) I finally began to deal with what happened and cleaned up, about 2-1/2 years ago. Even though it was the best thing that ever happened to me and I cherished my sobriety, I had a very painful suppressed memory of abuse come back a month ago after writing out my life on paper. I slipped right back in to all my bad habits.

You stay strong for everyone L, you have two beautiful children and they are gods GIFT !! Gods gift to be loved and respected, not abused. You can look in the mirror and say "I broke the cycle of abuse !" you should be very proud of yourself !!

You are a courageous man sir ! I have so much admiration for people who actually were able to get through the memories of what happened to them. What happened to us as children is sickening, you have two beautiful gifts from God, you make sure you love them with all of your heart and protect them from sick people like that. You are a very strong man, you made it ! !

I was incestuously abused as well. I'm glad you're doing well. You're very strong.