Question Posted Wednesday February 21 2007, 6:52 pm
in short... i was living with my cousin and his wife and son. he molested me. i ran away then turned myself and him in. now im in foster care. anyone have advice on how to cope with this stuff without strangling myself ?
-you can try to make friends to help you forget about the past but if your friends ask why you are in foster care just tell them the story or say i rather not talk about it.
-you can stay away from the foster house 24/7. this can also help you forget what happened to you and what position you are in
-you can interact with more kids that have the same problem. this may help you feel normal.
Trina_boo answered Wednesday February 21 2007, 7:45 pm: Omg!! Im sorry what happend to you I'm glad you told!!
First keep a small note book or diary under your pillow write about happy,sad,wild and stuff thats been going on in your pass years of your life..
when you leave their you will have all the memories that where good and bad life is tough so you need to get some type of anger out doing so is in a journal the best result or if your so depressed or angry simply get a rubberball and kinda squeeze on it really hard and relase the pain I hope your life is ever so better your in my blessings! [ Trina_boo's advice column | Ask Trina_boo A Question ]
Depressed_Poet answered Wednesday February 21 2007, 7:12 pm: Let me first start off by saying, I'm terribly sorry that this happened to you, but you did the right thing by telling someone!
Solution number one: Keep a journal of your thoughts, feelings, regrets,& happy endings. It will help you look back on days that weren't so great, or really fun times. One day, when you leave Foster Care,& you take that journal you'll be able to say. "Whoa, I've really been through a lot. But it's really made me stronger than I ever thought I could be."
Solution number two: Pray. Praying can get you through ANYTHING! I mean it.
Solution number three: If you feel bad about yourself because this happened, when you get up & look in the mirror, compare yourself to the average person. Sure there may be positives & negatives but one positive to start you off with, is you know your limits now, & what you're going to put up with. Chances are, you'll probably be able to figure out who YOU REALLY ARE, which isn't easy to do. I don't even know who I am, in a certain sense. But don't do it too much, that's how people become vain.
Solution number four: Try to find a fun activity to do whether, singing, drawing, painting etc. to take your mind off the pain.
I hope I helped, you're in my prayers. [ Depressed_Poet's advice column | Ask Depressed_Poet A Question ]
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