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It feels weird actually having to ask this, having to talk about it. But it is necessary. I have a big family, three brothers and two sisters. I get along ok with all of them except for my second oldest brother. I see him as a racist and sexist asshole. He always bullied me when I was a kid and terrorized our whole household; he got kicked out. Anyway, apart from the insulting, hitting, etc. He has always been weirdly sexual with me. I actually think it has scared me. There are two instances that I remember very clearly that I feel so dirty about. 1) I was about 9 years old, it was a family party. I had a weird sting in my chest/ribcage area. My brother knew about it since I told my mom casually. I went to the bathroom, lifted my shirt up, exposing my chest area (didn't have boobs yet) as I am checking lightly touching my skin I look at the door and see, my brother is looking at me, with a disgusting and creepy facial expression. He intended to get caught, and make me feel gross. 2) Me and my youngest brother are playing on the couch, just talking when my brother comes annoying us and ruining it. After a while he suddenly says "look _, (my name) is starting to get boobs haha" trying to embarrass me and my brother. Apart from those situations he has also made other nasty comments about me, even recently. And has just made me shy and uncomfortable with my sexuality and womanhood. He made me feel oversexualized at a young age. Now, I remembered that as a kid, when I used to get dressed, I often got this feeling of shame. I felt like somebody was looking at me, I needed to get changed quick and it would go away. I got this similair feeling a few days ago. It feels horrible. Now my question is... Is there a chance that he has actually abused me as a kid. When I was too young to remember it clearly, but old enough for it to leave a trauma? If that's the case, I have an eating disorder and I wonder if this could have something to do with it. Last edited by Anonymous59786; Apr 14, 2019 at 03:50 PM.. Reason: Added trigger |
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Hello Quinnn: Thank you for bringing your concern here to PC. I see this is your first post. So... welcome to Psych Central. You mentioned you have an eating disorder. There's a forum, here on PC, dedicated to the subject of eating disorders. Here's a link:
https://forums.psychcentral.com/eating-disorders/ You asked if there is a chance your brother sexually abused you as a kid when you were too young to remember but old enough for it to have caused trauma... possibly resulting in your eating disorder. I'm not a mental health professional. So I can't offer you anything in the way of an authoritative response. From my lay-person's perspective, though, I would think that is certainly possible. Whether or not it is something that actually occurred, though, is another matter & one you would probably need to explore with the help of a psychologist or mental health therapist. Perhaps there will be other members, here on PC, who will have some personal experiences they can share. Here's a link to an article, from Psych Central's archives, that discusses the link between trauma & eating disorders plus a second article that suggests memory isn't important to recover from trauma: Is Unresolved Trauma Preventing a Full Eating Disorder Recovery? Memory Isn't Important to Recover from Trauma I hope you find PC to be of benefit. __________________ "I may be older but I am not wise / I'm still a child's grown-up disguise / and I never can tell you what you want to know / You will find out as you go." (from: "A Nightengale's Lullaby" - Julie Last) |
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Hi Quinnn, Welcome to Psych Central. Skeezyks did a great job explaining things, so I will only add to it a bit. I think your feelings warrant exploration. However you decide to do that - take it one step at a time and try not to jump to conclusions. Therapy is one way of doing this. Ultimately there is no way to know for sure if what you are experiencing around your brother is a sign of sexual abuse, shame and or a great many possibilities that could leave you feeling the way you do. Your emotions and feelings are valid. Please be sure to validate yourself and know that what you are feeling is okay. Your brother was inappropriate in the situations you shared. While those experiences are certainly correlated with shame and mistrust toward him, they may not be correlated with sexual abuse. I certainly am not saying that sexual abuse is not the problem here, but it is important to go into these explorations with an open mind. I hope this does not feel invalidating. It is only meant to support you in moving forward and seeking out the truth in your endeavors. I hope you have a good day, Thanks, HD7970ghz __________________ "stand for those who are forgotten - sacrifice for those who forget" "roller coasters not only go up and down - they also go in circles" "the point of therapy - is to get out of therapy" "don't put all your eggs - in one basket" "promote pleasure - prevent pain" "with change - comes loss" |
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