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Am I wrong for not talking about it?

User Profile: BunnieX
BunnieX February 16th, 2023

Hi, I'm new here.




I was sexually abused and raped from age ffive to fifteen, both in my own house and at my parents church. It was a parishioner and a close friend of my parents.




I tried my best to suppress it and repress it for ten years, it almost worked. I was able to forget when and where, but not who or that it happened. About six years ago, something my at-the-time boyfriend/friend said something that triggered a memory about all of it. I tried not to think about it, especially after he broke up with me a week later. We've remained friends all these years, his idea, and recently a lot of drama happened between him and me. He again said something that triggered the memories and I've remembered something "new" everyday since, we aren't talking anymore and I won't talk about it to anyone else, but my family think I should. I can't bring myself to tell anyone else about it. It's not necessarily the judgement that I'm afraid of, it's the constant need to come up with times and dates to verify my side. In my experience, family, they don't know how to sit and listen. 




Any advice? 

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User Profile: toughTiger6481
toughTiger6481 February 19th, 2023

@BunnieX

That is a lot of trauma and opening up about it may help........ unless you are planning on pursuing a legal case there should be NO need to verify dates and times ......

i think if you wanted to open up and really go through it the information of dates or times could come back to you.

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User Profile: BunnieX
BunnieX OP February 27th, 2023

Thank you, I thought I was being unreasonable for not wanting to talk about it for that reason. Thanks so much for reading this 🖤

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User Profile: sensitiveSummer4976
sensitiveSummer4976 July 8th, 2023

@BunnieX Hi, it´s ok to talk about it and it´s ok not to do. What ever you feel better with and what helps you with recovery. It´s your decision. There is no wrong or right. Take all the time you need and want. Greetings from me to you.