[ThisWayOut]

...and the experience was completely surreal, but in a good way.
Up until this point, I had not talked about any of my csa with anyone but 2 T's... Today, a friend asked me about it, and we just chatted. She shared her experiences, and I shared mine. It was weird. I felt like I was on a whole other planet. There was no judgement, no shame, just felt like 2 kids talking about what they did over summer vacation... only, we aren't kids, and this wasn't what we did over break... but, it felt... normal? I dunno.
Has anyone every talked honestly about their abuse with someone (not a T), and leave the conversation feeling better? I don't really know how to describe it, or what made it different (other than the fact that I actually talked to someone other than a T about it, and that someone didn't freak out or pity me or anything...). There was understanding on both sides (I think anyway).
It was kinda cool. Really weird, but cool.

[CANDC]

I have shared it with friends here on Psych Central. And it is like another world.

Thanks for sharing your story.

[Bluegrey]

Yes. I talked with a friend who had seen me dissociate when under stress - but not at the time, quite a lot later. She is very wise in terms of psychological stuff, and had also undergone csa as I discovered when we talked. Like you, it felt odd but also good, in a strange way. Very matter of fact, as if it were all normal, I suppose because we felt at ease with each other, and understood by each other. Apparently it helped her too.