Were you abused (mentally, physically, sexually) as a child and how has it affected you as an teen or adult?

Question

serious answers only please.

Amethyst: I truly do appreciate that you went in to some detail. I also became a cutter from mine and was anorexic and an alcoholic. I know where you are coming from. Thank you.

Tabor- that is till abuse. It is mental abuse and obviously it affected you. I am sorry that you went through the cutting stage. I myself went through it.

Thank you so much for all of you who answered.

Answer 1

I am a teenager now, but when I was slightly younger I was neglected a great deal, not serious abuse but it increasingly got worse... Don't particually want to go into details but it did sort of turn physical at times aswell... To answer the question I am a cutter, I went through a binge drinking phase, I was bulimic for a long time, I am an early smoker... Basically I am kinda screwed at the moment and am receiving councelling... I think it really did screw up part of my life, but I hope to recover from my whole childhood in the future... Hopefully by just forgetting all of it

Answer 2

Yes, I was, and it resulted in numerous problems: depression, anxiety disorder, & borderline personality disorder (of which a major symptom is self-mutilation, such as "cutting," though I chose bashing my head against a wall over cutting & began showing this symptom at age 4, the first time I was abused). I am now 25 & have attempted suicide numerous times in my life, but have not done so in the last year & a half. I am on an anti-depressant which is supposed to also help with the anxiety, and am learning how to retrain myself to deal with the BPD, as I cannot afford "real" cognitive behavioral therapy.

Answer 3

I was not abused. I feel for all of the others here.

I was simply not noticed, ignored, shut out, isolated, un-nurtured.

I did the cutting thing as a young teen it resolved itself...I developed an active imagination to cope and stopped cutting on my own ( kept it a secret . all.for the best)

The result is that I am a normal person. I have a tendency to be anti-social around others..which is hard in my profession as I am in the Social Service/ stress management prof. and have to care about others on a daily basis.

Answer 4

I was not abused as a child but I wanted to pass along this awesome website: http://www.bein.com/trauma

It's a site for anyone either diagnosed with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder or having symptoms (not yet diagnosed). I have PTSD and used it. There are many survivors of childhood abuse who are more than willing to offer support and resources,

Answer 5

Physical abuse from alcoholic parents, but they passed on and I was adopted by friend's family (different race even) and I am a better person because of it. If my biological parents had lived, I would have been dragged down to their level, but my new Dad and Moms were great and my new brothers are as good or as bad as any brothers can be and I love them all. My new Dad is so good that I wouldn't mind if he beat me all day (he never would) but I could accept punishment from him because I know his heart and his love for me. I am Buddhist and I thank Kwan Yin every day for saving me.

Answer 6

My 2 older brothers have been hoods. The knew i became afraid of snakes and somewhat some circumstances caught 2 or 3 in my mattress whilst i became in a lifeless sleep, tossed one down my shirt whilst i became on the playground, positioned one in my lunchbox, and maximum of extra issues it have been given to the factor the place I took concerns into my own hands and harm one in all them badly. this is whilst my father and that i might by no ability somewhat considered him get offended till now, blamed them for my movements and saved us aside. Oh, I have been given punished via spending all my loose time at Dads element. For years. I credit that when becoming up for my phsyiqe on the instant.

Answer 7

yeah, i have been physically abused by my brother, mentally abused by my father and sexually abused (raped, actually) by a number of guys. now i am 17, i am recieving councelling for it, but it has really had an impact on my life, i am a self harmer and i am very suicidal, i have been in hospital because of it. i feel so hurt and worthless, it is really hard. i am trying to forget it, and get over it, but it was too traumatic, its too hard to drop it!

Answer 8

I was and it affects me still as A teen I thought sex = love so I slept with alot of guys cause I wanted to feel loved ...as A child I had horrible outbursts of anger....but now I feel better but it still hurt :/ I was sexually abused by my brother and mentally by my father

Answer 9

Yes, and it still affects me, but I live with it

Answer 10

same problem like kristal, its happening till now, and no anti-depresents