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What Bad Shit Have You Done - Daily, As it Comes To You, Your Past, Lets Be Honest

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This is the thread for me. It will be hard, but these are the things that are eating me alive.

The girl that lived next door to me was my best friend until my brother started liking her because she had breasts. Meanwhile, my dad spied on me in the shower and teased me for having a flat chest. So I took this girl's Lasa Apso dog and threw it off a bridge and it landed in the river 20 feet below. It was ok, swam to the shore and got out. I have no idea how to forgive myself for this. I am such an animal lover.

My boyfriend and I moved across the country with our 5 cats. along the way, we let them out for fresh air. when they did not return and we got tired of waiting for them, we just took off. We lost all five over the journey. This one is even worse. I still, after 21 years, want to trade places with them. I feel I would do ANYTHING.

I abandoned 2 friendships in high school and college which I am sure hurt and confused my friends. Instead of learning how to talk to people, I just ran.

I was a total clepto in high school. Turn your back, and it was gone. Everywhere I went, if it took my fancy, or sometimes even not, I pocketed the thing. And not just from people's personal stash. I had hundreds of dollars worth of merchandise in my room at home. Mom caught me once, but I lied thru it and she was too scared and weak to press the issue.

I whacked my brother over the head with a baseball bat after he teased me too much. I still remember it as the plastic bat, but the way he took off running, it must have been the wooden bat, like he says. age 9.

I watched dad strike my brother and did nothing about it, even tho it was uncalled for. I think he was teasing me too much or it somehow was caused by me. I wanted to step forward and stop it but did not. No one stopped dad. He was too scary.

As an adult (!!) I wrote childish things on the school bathroom wall about a girl my daughter hung out with who was cruel and nasty towards other people. So I wrote "Sally fu**s her dog". How sick is that. I can only hope she never saw it. She was probably as lost and alone as I was when I was that age.

I put hickies on my drunk passed-out boyfriend's neck and blamed him for cheating on me when he woke up the next morning. He was mad and I just pretended to be even more mad.

I tried to poison my current boyfriend's teenage son. We were all living together at the time and he was driving me crazy. I could not live with him. I wanted him out of the picture. I put poison berries in his supper. He did not even get sick. I can't believe I am writing this. I can't believe I am capable of such things. I also put fleas in his hair because I was angry that he was not taking care of his cat.

I am so tempted to erase that last paragraph. I don't want anyone to know that. But if I put it out there, maybe I wont hold it in my rotten heart so much anymore. This week I am having hallucinations for the first time in my life. My t says I may just be very very deep in depression. I hope that's "all it is"
 
scaridycat--
You say you couldn't live with your boyfriend's son. Is he still living with you or have you been able to put some distance between you?

Also, have you talked to your therapist about any of these things that are "eating you alive", as you called it? I know it probably feels somewhat good to be able to get them out, but your therapist would be in a better position to help you work through them, the feelings of guilt, and help you so that you no longer do these sorts of things.
 
Threw a screwdriver at my sister when I was a teenager - just missed her too! Punched a patient in the head. Called another one a F*** Waste of Time. Told another that she was dying - she was, but I'm apparently supposed to lie about this shit and give false hope. Silly but when I was 12 I stole a candy bar from a grocery store and I feel horrible guilt about it to this day - all of the other crap, doesn't even measure up to the guilt over that stupid candy bar. ??????????
Have I been bad? I don't even know.
 
Cheated on my boyfriend of 4 years
Has an affair with an engaged woman. Got caught by the mother and boyfriend (on seperate occassions), still went to their wedding.
 
I have played mind games to scare people.
I stabbed a kid in high school (with a pencil through his arm) that was picking on me.
I was a stripper.
I aggressively sold alcohol to people I knew to be addicts.
I abused, sold, and got other people into drugs.
I complied with a violent racist group and made money from and for them.
I tried to put a hit out on my father (thank God that fell through).
I seriously thought about killing my mother.
I seriously thought about killing my classmates and blowing up my school.
I cheated on my life partner with women.
I abused drugs and alcohol.
I tried to kill myself several times.
I hit my life partner once when drunk and triggered.
I misspent money that was intended for school.
I had multiple affairs with married men and women.
I broke up a marriage and both of them wound up on heroine.
I encouraged a coworker to have an abortion and did cocaine with her.
I lied more times than I can remember.
I drove drunk and on drugs.
I have used people for money, drugs, sex, alcohol, and self destruction.
I have practiced "black magic" and called on evil spirits.
I rejected good principles and actively rebelled against them.
I have been cruel to many people.
I have cheated at cards.
I have accepted money for divination.
I have been angry and unforgiving.
I have given an incomplete list... too many sins to list.

I do not excuse or endorse any of these actions. These things were wrong and I still need to come to terms with them. I am trying to learn from these mistakes and not repeat them. I pray that God can forgive me.
 
To answer your question, there is a huge amount of distance between the son and myself. We also do not have any opportunity to be alone together, which is a comfort. Since we no longer live together, all pressures are off. I feel no urges to harm this person.
I have been put on antipsychotic meds and so far notice a bit of a difference.
I also just found out that the "poison" berries were huckleberries, which I had assumed to be deadly nightshade. Not that it makes me feel a whole lot better.... I still had the intention in my heart to do harm.
 
This is so hard...I've typed and deleted so many things...I have such a terrible time facing my past mistakes. I'll start with a few easy ones:

I have intentionally used my looks to 'buy' attention (sexual and otherwise) from men and women for most of my life, and then, when I am done with them...I run away and leave them wondering what the hell just happened.

I have lived on the streets and have stolen food, money, and personal belongings to survive. I felt no guilt about any of this. I have no idea how many cartons of smokes I stole - but I was never without, and in five years, I did not buy a single pack.

I have cheated on more than one partner with full intent and zero remorse.

I have used drugs and alcohol carelessly for most of my life.

When my son was born with difficulties, and would not stop crying...ever...and I was all on my own through the days..suffering from so many things at once...the ONLY thing I was able to do was constantly try to get him to fall alseep. I would put the television on, plunk him in front of it, and pray that he would stop. When it worked, he often spent the entire day in front of the television while I sat, and stared...and did nothing but cry. I'm absolutely sure that some of his developmental delays were my fault...because of this.

Ok. That wasn't so bad. I'll work up to it. One day at a time.
 
Thought of another one - interestingly surfaced after I developed PTSD - I had the urge to watch porn and I gave serious thought to cheating on my husband. I think porn is both immoral and demeaning, but I think my being drawn to it was a result of my feeling less of a person and wanting to be part of the 'lesser crowd'. I didn't ever cheat on my husband (although he would consider viewing porn as cheating on him) but I did think seriously about it and make a plan that I never followed through on (thank god!). Cheating is kinda like suicide isn't it? We all think about it, most of us make a plan, some follow through.
 
Whew, what a thread...

In 7th grade would go to store across from school and steal coatfuls of Chunky Bars.

In 7th and 8th grade would go through lockers of stuck up girls I didn't like and steal there lunches or money from purses on a regular basis.

Smoked cigarettes from the age of 8. When ever I could bum or steal.

Started to smoke pot at 14. Occasionally drank alcohol.

Stole money from mother and father. Cleaned out a collection of quarters my dad had been saving over the years. Was one of his hobbies.

Started fights with other girls to fit in with a group of "bad" girls.

Gave my virginity away at 14 to a boy going into college. Did it in my own bed. Never saw him again.

Had fist fights with my mom in the living room in front of my dad.

Thought of ways to kill my mother or make her leave my dad.

Sneaked in a couple of boys and had sex on my mothers living room rug.

Would sneak out of the house after parents asleep to meet up with adults to do drugs and alcohol and have sex.

Ran away from home and stole my mom's car at 16.

Had an abortion at 16 that I will never forgive myself for. I have no children and can have no children without adoption.

Used older men to house me and take care of me in return for sexual favors.

While living on the streets in my car, went to stores to get salesmen to feed me and then would steal all their possessions after having sex with them.

Sold drugs and used drugs and alcohol until addicted and homeless.

Stabbed someone who approached me from behind and tried to grab me.

Cut myself to relieve the pain and have attempted suicide by cutting.

Refused to eat until I was a size 0.

:wall: :wall: :wall: I'm sure I have more...crap
 
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When I was about eight, I was invited by this Vietnamese girl across the street, named Mary, to play on her trampoline.

The trampoline was brand new, it had these foam covers on the springs, so that if you slipped you couldn't hurt yourself. The whole family was really excited about it.

After we'd been bouncing up and down for about ten minutes, Mary went into the house to get a drink.

The trampoline had one of those tags on it, the kind that says, DO NOT REMOVE.

Yeah, you guessed it - I pulled the ****er off.

I'm not proud of it.

When Mary came back, she saw what I'd done, and she was horrified. I was banned from using the trampoline for the rest of the day.

Mary never let me forget what I'd done. Even years later, when we were both twelve, she would bring up the 'trampoline incident' as a reminder of my potential to be disrespectful of other people's property.

Mary and I haven't spoken for fifteen years, I can't help but think that my reckless behaviour is, at least, partly responsible.

Well there it is ladies and gentlemen.

Not pretty, I know.

Just had to get it out there.

Try not to judge me.
 
This is such a great thread. I think it's important to get these secrets out. I have been reading all morning. Some made me cry, some made me laugh, I would love to comment on so many but it would take me hours! Great job EVERYONE!

Mine could be long..I'll keep it brief so you get the idea.

Started doing drugs at 12yrs old and did drugs off an on (mostly on) for most of my life. I've been clean & sober since March 1, 2004 now :)

I stole a lot of things in my teens/early 20's. I became an expert shoplifter and never once got caught. I used to be proud of that fact, but now I wish I did get caught, it could have changed my ways a lot sooner!

I sold drugs to help support my habbit. Even as recently as 8 years ago. I wsa the typical "soccer mom" living in the suburbs but I was also the other "soccer moms" supplier. I knowingly got other moms hooked on pain killers so I could add them to my customer base.

Those are the main things...there are tons of smaller things.

On that note...I decided 5 1/2 years ago that I was done letting drugs control my life. Since then I have done a lot to try to make up for past wrongs. I try every day to do something of a good deed. Sort of like the show "My name is Earl"

I think part of the healing process is to help others as in the end it helps you just as much if not more.

Jen
 
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