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Lambchop

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Hello! I'm not so good at introductions and I'm really nervous about new places but I have a whole lot to talk about

♡ My name is Lamb and I am 17 years old living in Canada!

♡I am a victim of sexual assault, domestic abuse and attempted murder, this only happened about a year ago now.

♡ I suffer with c-ptsd as well as OCD, Bulimia and Paranoia

❀ When I was 15 I started dating someone and we were together about 5 months before he out of the blue started having an affair with one of his friends. I found out about it and had such a horrific meltdown I was almost hospitalized. I saw the affair with my own eyes and the other girl confirmed it for me, but he himself has never admitted to cheating and gaslighted me throughout the relationship about this among other things.

❀ I gave him three warnings to stop the affair and on the third time I caught him he attacked me with a razor blade and tried to slit my throat, I luckily managed to kick him off of me and get the weapon away from him. I stayed with him for 6 more months after this and I feel like a complete idiot about it now, but I felt that I would die if I left.

❀ On the fourth and final warning the other girl sent me screenshots of him calling me a broken toy and bragging about how easy it was to trick me and use me. He got upset at her for this and cut off the affair finally as well as told everyone in our high school she was insane and convinced everyone to hate her. Due to this she downed 80 pills in front of me in the library of our school and was rushed to the hospital, I have so much guilt and regret about not helping her.

❀ In February of 2016 the same boyfriend sexually assaulted me in the back of a moving car and I had to go to the doctor for injuries from this.

❀ He broke off our relationship in April 2016 because he said I was abusive and manipulative, he slept with two of my friends right after this and tried with another and eventually started up a new relationship with one of them. He got some of his friends to publicly harass me on Facebook so I was forced to make the abuse public, my best friend called me a compulsive liar and left me as did a lot of other long time friends. I struggle a lot with feeling like I'm faking and feeling like it was all my fault and that I'm a bad person.

✧ I am a CSA and child abuse survivor as well, the first memory I have of this is between the ages of 4 and 5! My dad was a narcissistic and an alcoholic and drug addict so I can remember being dragged my hair across the pavement and I have a permanent bald spot because of this and a lot of problems with being fixated on my hair and hair in general. I was locked in closets and cars in extreme heat and dragged out of my bed and through the woods at late hours of the night (for some reason?? he did this a lot.)

✧ I have reason to believe I was molested by my dad but the details of this are fuzzy and complicated but I acted out a lot in ways that would suggest I was. The molestation I do remember was at the hands of other children, though they were older than me and it still impacts how I act in current relationships.

✧ My father had many affairs and cheated on my mom in front of me a lot so I have major issues with cheating and affairs, but I'm really trying to be empathetic to everyone's story. My dad is no longer in the picture though, and I've cut off all ties to his family and friends.

♡ I have extreme paranoia and at one point had psychosis from the level of gaslighting inflicted on me. I have a lot of age regression tendencies due to the early childhood trauma but I've learned to cope with that. My biggest problem right now is I am unable to form bonds and am extremely touch sensitive.

I am so sorry this has been so long! And this is even all of my very convoluted story. But hey! If anyone has any questions or comments feel free to ask, I am trying to be as open as possible about this because I'm really tired of feeling scared. Thank you so so much if you read all of this!
 
Hi, welcome to the forum :) Just wanted to say," I heard you and you deserve to be treated with love and respect. How you were treated was wrong in so many ways. I'm here to support you. You did a fantastic job in sharing your story. Sending safe hugs if you except :hug:
 
he attacked me
my biggest hate
I stayed with him
my biggest frustration

any man raising more than his voice to a woman is inexcusable no matter what. the first time it happens should be the last time he has the opportunity to do it. once is too often and you should be getting out of there because you do not deserve it. there are no circumstances in which this behaviour is even heading towards any level of acceptability. the guy is scum and you are too good for him!
 
Welcome to the Forum, Lambchop!
You did a phenomenal job writing your story! Obviously, you are VERY SMART!!! I hope you will feel very welcome here! It is a SAFE place to share your feelings and thoughts. There is an area to write a diary. Other people may or may not read it, and those who do read it, usually leave encouraging and understanding words. "Out here" in this virtual support group, you don't have to worry about being touch sensitive. I am the same way. I can reach out to others, but am uncomfortable with them reaching to me. Children are the exceptions. I love hugs from them, because they are innocent, and without motives, except to be loved...and maybe want a toy or food...:)

You certainly did NOT deserve ANY of the treatment you received as a child, or at ANY other time in your life. Being only 17, you have had WAY too much sadness, and mistreatment! I applaud you for getting away from the toxicity of your father and his family! I suspect that you would not have even chosen the boyfriend you had if you had been cared for properly as a child. Something inside you, that you couldn't know was there, allowed you to choose, and put up with, being treated in a way that was SO cruel. Reaching out for help is the absolute MOST important thing you can do to heal, and make a better life for yourself. You CAN do it!

I have a history of being molested as a child, by my brother, and some other boys in the neighborhood. I believe it set me up to fail in regards to having healthy relationships. I was married five times, and have chosen to remain single for the rest of my life. It would take a major act of God for me to enter into any kind of relationship. I learned that it is okay to choose to be single, even though most of the world seems to think that a single person is "less than" complete. I am complete alone. I'm not lonely, and am quite comfortable the way things are.

It's hard to be part of a couple without being okay with touch. I would suggest that you get plenty of counseling before you get into a serious relationship. It's my experience that when sex begins before a deep friendship, it becomes too easy to "solve" problems by having sex. I think that sex should wait for quite a long while, so that it's place is one of commitment, and not just an expected activity.

I tell people that have just gotten out of high school, or are your age, that you have just finished the "kindergarten of life". There is so much growing up, and changing from now on, that offering ones self to anyone really isn't fair. Who know who they will be, or what they want at such a young age?

You are definitely older than your years because of all the trauma you have been through. I do hope you will take time for YOU, to heal, and learn more about who you are, underneath all the pain you have experienced. It would be sad if you were to settle for less than you deserve, because of how you were treated. You really deserve MUCH BETTER!

Welcome again, and I hope you will be back!
AKJ
 
Welcome to the Forum, Lambchop!
You did a phenomenal job writing your story! Obviously, you ar...

Thank you for the warm welcome!!! I'm glad to meet other people that feel the same way I do. Children are usually the exception for me as well, also animals which is why I've been trying to get into a place in my community that will let you be with a therapy animal for a couple hours every week!

My counselors have always talked about the fact that my boyfriend was probably and result of childhood trauma, since honestly he was an exact clone of my dad in personality and even mannerisms at time. I'm sorry to hear what you had to go through, I really wish these things didn't happen so very often. I'm choosing to be single as well, my abuser jumped right into another relationship after me and it made me feel so terrible and like I had to do the same in order to not look like I was hurting. But I'm moving past that and I know that being on my own is the best thing for me right now because I certainly cannot function in a serious relationship with my symptoms.
 
my biggest hate

my biggest frustration

any man raising more than his voice to a woman is inexcusable n...

Thank you!! Yeah, I should have left asap but I guess he isolated me enough to the point I felt that I couldn't. But looking back on it now I wish I would have just walked away.
 
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