A fall in the pool and feel tramatzied?

Question

On Friday I was at my gym using the pool know one was around and I know that im not supposed to dive but I did because i am a very good swimer and I landed down on the bottom of the floor and went into shock I blacked out or a couple of secounds when I got up to the surface my arm started to hurt its getting better but is so sore but I feel extermely tramatized I was abused sexually by my uncle at 10 and I am now 16 my question is why do I feel tramatized? and my eating habits lately have changed since friday I eat a lot of junk food is there any way I can stay motivated

Please dont tell me am stupid it wa an accident

There was no lifeguard on duty they have no lifeguard at the gym and n im not making this up as someone rudely commented I have had a dream of this last night people think its funny but they just dont understand what i am going through it was stupid

I am currnently losing weight which is good cause I am over weight

I was over the fact of being molested by my uncle but it just came up when this accidetn occured I dont know how to explain it I feel like a diferent person I went through threpy to reslove my promblem with my unle and still contuie o cause I have self esttem issues

Answer 1

Am sure you felt overwhelmed and out of control in the pool, much like during the sexual abuse. It's extremely important to have therapy to help get through the trauma of abuse. You might want to see a female counselor. You don't want the rest of your life affected by this relative. You're eating to feel comforted. It's normal.

Answer 2

What does being sexually abused by your uncle have to do with falling in the pool?

Wasn't there a lifeguard on duty when you were swimming? You know, I was taught in lifeguard training that if someone hurts themselves like you describe, you're supposed to assume it's a head or neck injury. You could have severed your spinal cord that way and been paralyzed for life, or you could have drowned when you lost consciousness. Next time, don't swim when there's not a lifeguard on duty, and don't dive into the shallow end of the pool. You're obviously not as good a swimmer as you think, and sooner or later you'll get yourself killed.

Getting hurt can be kind of upsetting for a while. You'll get over it, although hopefully you'll stay scared of diving into the shallow end. You blacked out under water, which can be life-threatening. It make sense for you to be shaken up about it.

As to being abused by your uncle, yes, that would be traumatic, but hitting your head in the pool isn't going to make that any more traumatic than it already does. Or are you saying that you feel traumatized about that, and were just telling us about the pool for fun?

Answer 3

Elizabeth , what happened to you in the pool has scared you and it has brought you back to the time when your uncle sexually abused you and this is called Traumatized ..Any time you hit your head like you did it will most likely bring back bad memories and if you can deal with them OK if not you need to see a psychiatrist and talk to him or her about what you are feeling ......eating habits have nothing to do with this but to stay motivated accept what your feeling and thank god you are ok.......bless you luv kara