i've been molested, as a child. it happened often and i've tried so hard to block it out but now i feel like it defines me. nobody knows, i can't say anything nobody will believe me. everybody will hate me. he ruined me. i picture how my life would be if it never happened, the way i am now is horrible. i make so many mistakes just trying to make myself feel better but nothing works. i dont know what to do, i cant talk to anybody. im 16, this happened the summer going into 5th grade then into the year.
nothing makes it go away i don't know what to do i want to die so badly.
[ Answer this question ] Want to answer more questions in the Health & Fitness category? Maybe give some free advice about: Mental health? Smudges answered Wednesday July 18 2007, 10:20 pm: hey i've been in your situation...the first thing you need to do is forgive him. i know its sounds all fucked up and why ! do it. but it helps trust me. love yourself, get your family more close to you or your friends someone you trust and talk to them about it. what your feeling it helps to know theres someone out there that has been through like me. if you ever need to talk to someone im here too. hit me up@ this email
taylor_love answered Wednesday July 18 2007, 7:41 pm: okay,
i know this is going to be nowhere near as long as the other ones.
and im not going to say i know how you feel.
because i dont.
but its happened to my mom.
by her own brother one night when he was drunk.
and we talk about it and she says it makes her feel wayy better.
knowing that theres someone here to talk about it and actuallycares about her.
you should tell someone.
you'l feel wayy better.
caramella answered Wednesday July 18 2007, 5:44 pm: ok you cant NOT tell anyone...its compleeeeetly wrong..you know..if you woulda told somebody earlier..you woulda been cured from this pain a while ago...YOU NEED TO TELL SOMEONE NOW,someone that WILL beilive you,go to your parents,an aunt and cry your eyes out and tell them what happened...they can get the guy,they can get you a psycologist,THEY CAN HELP...if you stay quiet like this then the only thing thats gonna happen is that youll gbet more and more depressed and make more mistakes trying to heal your pain.Speak up for your rights,speak up to save yourself from drowning in more sorrows. [ caramella's advice column | Ask caramella A Question ]
cheney232 answered Wednesday July 18 2007, 2:31 pm: i promis you, that soon enough everything will be ok, no matter what your always gonna feel bad and hate the feeling about this but you cant let it ruin your life. go abou tyour day as if everything is fine and if you need to thin kabout it or cry go in the shower cool of be refreshed and think of it thier where no one can see you.this is something hard to talk abou ti know, but the only way your gonna feel a little beeter about it it, if you tell somebody. i know. and trust me its hard but it will take some off of you if you just tell somebody [ cheney232's advice column | Ask cheney232 A Question ]
ammo answered Wednesday July 18 2007, 11:00 am: There's some pains that we can't put our hand on to sooth and rub to make it better and things we feel we can't put into words to express how much we are hurting on the inside. Unfortunently sometime all we can do is leave it to time to heal them but for the process to begin you need to lift this very heavy burden off your own shoulders which is keeping you down and stopping you from moving forward. No one is going to blame you. I've spoken to a lot of people, both strangers and friends, who have been through a similar thing and I can never blame them for what happen. No one walks around with a sign on them saying come and molest me. So don't blame yourself, no one else will. The only ones who really tend to do so are the ones who have never had it happen to them and so are ignorant. The same goes for who will and who won't believe you. You have nothing to prove to anyone so if someone doesn't believe you then be it. YOU know it happen and that's all that matters. I would suggest trying to talk to one of your friends to try and ease your mind a little because keeping all this hurt inside is doing nothing but eating away at you on the inside. Also, I can understand you wanting to try everything you can to try and make yourself feel better or to even try and forget it but as you said none of that works. You usually end up regretting things you did under the impression it may help you forget (I had a friend who would abuse her body in every way to try and forget about the pain of it and every time she did she would be at my door crying about the mistakes she made trying to make herself feel better). It was really hard to watch her do this to herself especially since I never understood why she did it until she actually told me about what had happen in her past. Talk to a trusted friend or even arrange to see a councillor at your school (every school should have one that you can see) and talk to them about this. It will seriously help you a lot in talking about it. It will not be easy to talk about it, no doubt. It takes time and councillors know this all too well so you won't feel pressured into talking about it. If that fails too then write about it in a diary. I'm guessing you had never told your parents about it either? Maybe even talking to your mom about it might help? I know it's daunting to even consider doing that but if anyone will understand it will be your mom. All I can say though is don't be going out to kill yourself thinking that's the only solution you have. It's not. It doesn't solve anything. Fair enough things in your life have changed a lot becuase of what happen to you but what happen didn't put your life on a single path. YOU have choices you can make. YOU decide how you want to live your life and where YOU want it to lead. You have a lot of potential in you regardless of what happen, none of that changes. Everyone has the potential to change as well, if you feel that you're a horrible person, for whatever reason you may think that. Give yourself a chance and give your friends and family a chance as well to try help you. You don't have to suffer alone in this pain you feel, no one who has friends and family who love and care about them should ever have to.
"What we call despair is often only the painful eagerness of unfed hope."
--George Eliot.
blondie75 answered Wednesday July 18 2007, 12:20 am: I was molested more than once too. Maybe I shouldn't bother answering since i am not over it myself. But since i'm speaking from experience, maybe i can help. I know that the people who told you to tell someone are right, but i haven't told anyone either, so i can't exactly sit here and tell you to do that. But, this also happened to my best friend by the same person, so i have her to talk to about it and having someone to talk to about it does help. But i know how hard it is to tell someone. If you want to tell someone, ignore all other factors, like worrying that people will hate you, or won't believe you. Someone you trust should believe you. Or, you can tell someone like a counselor who will believe you. I know in my case, it gave me serious trust issues. Like, believing all males are terrible people and will do awful things to you. With time, i've come to realize that even though someone you thought you could trust would do something like this to you, not everyone is like that. Try surrounding yourself with people you can trust. I think that helps. I don't know if you blame yourself, but i know that i did.. or do, but you have to keep telling yourself that you can't control other people's actions and aren't responsible for what happened to you. I was in denial about it for a while and once you can be open with yourself about it, that does help. I'm not sure something like this will ever go away, but it's all about how you deal with it. What i think is key, is to not blame yourself, and to try to believe that not everyone is like this. I'm sure we both know that therapy would help, but i'm completely with you because i know telling someone isn't as easy as people think. Maybe someday we will work up the courage to tell someone; until then focus on not blaming yourself and being around people you trust. I'm sorry if this wasn't very helpful, but i hope it helps to know that there's someone out there going through the same thing. Feel free to leave a message anytime if you need to.
Simone411 answered Tuesday July 17 2007, 11:15 pm: i wasnt molested, but i was touched in a way when i was 6 or 7. i am still struggling with the fact, and i am thirteen. it will not ruin your life. you didnt molest someone, did you? okay then. i think you should tell a trusted friend or a councelor about it. no one will hurt you. trust me in this: you are holding back from the world. i am deppressed now and you wont wanna end up like me. if you just tell someone, you will feel really good, about yourself. or you could tell a trusting brother or sister( i recomend sister). i hope i will help you. sorry it happened.
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orphans answered Tuesday July 17 2007, 11:08 pm: Being molested is the hard to overcome, but it's possible. The past is the past. You can't change it at all. It's over with. The only thing is to go foward. Talking to someone is also difficult because it brings memory and emotion. However, there are a few things to overtcome this past and it will be hard. However, you might reconsider death. PLEASE TRY THIS AT LEAST ONCE
1. Talk to someone who you will listen. It's hard, but if you at least tell the story, you will feel a little different. First, talk to a pet. Any pet. It doesn't have to be yours. Look at it with your eyes and just talk. It might be silly, but pets are your true friend who will listen. Next, talk to someone who's close to you. Such as your mom or sibling. Close friends. Someone who will listen. Every detail. How you felt.
2. Write it down is the next step. Everything...every detail and every emotion. Explain how angry you are at the person who did it. Write how you felt within the years after it. Let all the anger and frustration out onto the paper. It can be pages long...just write everything down.
3. Forgetting the past is next. It's hard but remember this...the past is the past...they only way is go foward. With the piece of paper you wrote about, get a fire going and burn the paper. The paper holds the past and your burning it away.
4. Forgiving your self. Everyone thinks about after a horrible event, it's hard to forget about it and everyone blames themselves. It's a human thing. Tell yourself it's only the past and that's it. It happened and you can't change it. Stop getting frustrated and mad over the past. Move on and enjoy life while it's still there.
Life is a specail thing to every animal on this planet. If you decide you want to die...you will regret it in your past life. You have so many years ahead of you that you can experience!
5. List down things you want to do in the next 50 years. It can be a huge list to a small list. Just write numebrs and next to them, ideas you want to do. They can be anything like be happy...forget past...get married. Get a goal to follow. Your 16 and college is coming up. You will meet a lot of friends!!! You might fall in love. And during those moments, those memories will last a life time...not the bad ones. Life's like a roller coaster, there are happy moments and sad moments. However, people can manage that. It life was simple...where's the challenge? There won't be goals at all if life was simple.
I HOPE YOU DO THESE THINGS ABOVE TO FORGET THIS.
I'M TRULY SORRY ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED
THIS NOTE CAME FROM MY HEART AND I HOPE YOU READ THIS AND DO IT
I HOPE IT HELPS YOU [ orphans's advice column | Ask orphans A Question ]
DefyingOctober answered Tuesday July 17 2007, 10:05 am: omg that is horrible!
but i have to say u have to tell somebody...
i mean i believed you and i dont know you very well.
and your parents will deffinetly believe you because they love you no matter what.just dont lie first hand about your story to cover up the molester.
just tell them "so-and-so did this summer of 5th grade and i was scared to tell you this,but its keepin me down and i had to tell you guys" just say something along those lines and they will understand....they will
Amarete answered Tuesday July 17 2007, 6:55 am: First off, this is NOT YOUR FAULT and you should never even begin to think that. You did not choose this and if you could go back in time you would do anything to keep this from happening, so why should anyone blame you? Also, you are not alone. There and thousands, maybe millions of others just like you who suffer in silence because they are afraid to speak up. Speaking up is more than hard; it probably seems impossible! But you can do this. Stay strong and life will eventually get better for you.
The thing you need to do is talk to someone you trust. It may be a good friend, a parent, or even a teacher. It doesn't matter. Just tell them. If you talk about this, you wont have to feel the burden of keeping the secret alone any more. Also, talking to someone will be the first step in making this guy face what he's done. He has probably done this to others in the past, and he might still be hurting other people, and you could help stop him by bringing HIS little secret out into the open. If anyone is to blame, it is him.
People can be truly evil, disgusting creatures a lot of the time. It may be hard to imagine dealing with them for a lifetime, and it is definitely hard to live with something like this hanging over your head. But whenever you feel like death would be better, just think of all the things you would miss if you gave up. People are capable of horrible things, but we can do amazing things, too. You've seem the worst that humans can do, but if you keep fighting for your place in this world, you will get to see some of the best things that humans can do. If you give up, you may never know what you could have accomplished in life. [ Amarete's advice column | Ask Amarete A Question ]
berriesss287 answered Monday July 16 2007, 10:22 pm: Awww..I'm sorry to hear that hun.
I'm sorry to tell you this..but you'll never really 'forget' about it,but hopefully after he's done that to you,it's made you a stronger person inside.
And I know it may seem like you want to kill yourself,or your just unbelieveably stressed,but it'll get better,I promise you.
I don't know you really but promise me you wont do anything to hurt yourself ok?
Good luck sweetie♥ [ berriesss287's advice column | Ask berriesss287 A Question ]
XxlovergurlxX100001 answered Monday July 16 2007, 9:53 pm: IM SORRY TO HEAR THAT but u cant just hold it in u need to talk to some1 and some1 you can trust and rely on..im sure that moment ruined your life and i no it did buteven though you already tried severything theres somehting you didnt try telling some1 who wont tell any1 else and who will help you and that you no will beilve you that the only thing i can give you ...im 14 and i havent been through being molested but it would of happend..so i no how you feel and that it really hurts you inside but you cannot stop living you must try harder to beat everything espacially that...plz if anything else you need im here for you and i will help you just ask me a question if you need anything else ..=] remember your not alone in the world [ XxlovergurlxX100001's advice column | Ask XxlovergurlxX100001 A Question ]
tayleedoms answered Monday July 16 2007, 5:28 pm: The worst thing to do is to hold it in. You need to tell someone you trust and someone that you know will believe you. If you continue to hold it in, it is just going to eat away at you until you finally crack. Also go to the police and file a report. You might be embarressed but if this person hurt you then you need to stop them before it happens again. I promise that no one is going to hate because you havn,t done anything wrong. Trust me if you tell someone you will feel so much better. A girl in our school was being molested so she told the police and the guy was put in jail. Please do something or at least tell someone. It feels so much better knowing that someone believes you and that you can be helped.
rainbowcherrie answered Monday July 16 2007, 3:44 pm: Almost a year ago, one of my best friends was moving to another country with his family. At his leaving party, his father molested my other best friend's younger sister. It then came out that her older sister had been abused by him from the age of 8 (she is now 18), in addition to sexual advances on several other women (including my mother). They were going to keep it secret and hope that it went away when he did. He was arrested, charged and is now a registered sex offender serving eight years in prison.
Has this made everything better for them? No, of course not. The emotional pain is still horrible, but now that he has got what he deserves and they now have people to support them, they can begin to move on from their ordeal.
My point is that while this person is still out there and no one knows what you have been through, you can't even begin to move on. I can't stress enough that you need to tell someone. You have done nothing wrong. Of course there will be some people who don't believe you, but there will be many who do and you can only tell the truth.
You've made a big step by telling us here. The next step is to tell a trusted adult, someone that can help you - a teacher, counciller, a parent or relative. It might help if you tell a friend who can then support you with telling one of those adults. There are people there who will help you.
This is probably something that will never fully go away, but that doesn't mean you can't learn from it and become a stronger, happier person.
Michele answered Monday July 16 2007, 3:42 pm: Hi, I am sorry for your pain. I wish that it had never happened. My heart goes out to you, honey.
I want to give you some advice, because I can't give you a hug, and I would if you were here. I think the reason you are having such a hard time with it now, is that you see your friends becoming sexually active, thinking and talking about sex. Some of them may not be virgins any more. They like the closeness and intimacy they feel with their boyfriends. While you are just scared. You don't see yourself as ever having a normal sexual relationship. And I can understand why. But I can tell you that many adult women who were molested as children DO have normal sexual relationships today.
Many of them because they TOLD someone. Now you have to be careful. I am sure you want to talk to someone about this because you left the question here on Adviceinators. But you must not know anyone in your personal life that you feel you can talk to or trust. You may think that they will judge you. Some people may, and that is what scares you. SO you need to find someone who won't. There is a reason why you have not told your parent(s). And only you know what that reason is. I would guess that the telling would disrupt yours and your families life, and they would point the finger at you as being the person who made a mess of everything. Honey if that happens it very well could get worse for you and you will feel even worse. So no don't tell your parent(s) if you don't think they will believe you and stand by you and help you prosecute the person who did this to you. Because that is like living through it twice. I hurts even worse. Now you may only think that somehow it is your fault. If your parent(s) don't back you up, you'll feel even worse.
Now, should you tell a therpist. I don't know. In my state, therapist are REQUIRED by law to report sexual abuse of children. SO once you tell, the police will have to get involved. And you say you don't want that. MY opinion, like most of the othe advice givers, is yes you should tell soemone and the person who hurt you should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. But I cannot guarantee you that it won't backfire. It has happened before. DO you have a friends mother you could talk to. Here is the other thing. Once you are older, you know an adult at 18,you could go see a therapist and talk about it, and since you are an adult, no one can make you press charges against anyone if you don't want to. But at least you can talk about it.
Because that is key, just like the other advice givers said. You have to tell someone, you need to hear the words, that there is nothing wrong with you. You did not do anything wrong. You are not bad. And you do need help in CHANGING how this is currently defining your life. You are too young to deal with it all by yourself. You can't see that in the future, it doesn't have to be like this. Because you have internalized everything. It will ruin your life if you let it, but it doesn't have to. You'd be surprised to find out how many women have been molested when they were young. Probably more than 50%. Don't let it ruin your life. Please, don't let the person who hurt you win.
Also, what would you do if you KNEW that that person was hurting someone else. These people don't stop you know. They will hurt someone else some day, if they haven't already.
Many women have found that dealing with the issue head-on, and filing charges and going through with the prosecution was the ONLY way that they could eventually put it behind them.
and maybe you are too young for that now, especially if you don't have the support of a strong and loving family.
YOu need to find a life-line. A person you can trust. Maybe not this week, maybe next month, but that is what you need to do. You can heal. Don't let this person continue to hurt you. YOu know, they are thinking that you are fine, it couldn't have been that bad. Your alive and breathing, and you didn't tell, and that gives the person what they need to do it again. BEcause they are never confronted with the pain that they cause. The violation of your body is short lived, but the violation to your soul goes on and on. Don't think ou can do this alone. YOu tried that, and see where you are now. Find someone. Perhaps not someone your age.
Many years from now, when you are a mom, and you have a little girl, you must pay attention to her, you must try to read the signs. If her personallity changes, and she is not the happy go lucky girl that you knew, you have to question, investigate and get to the bottom of it. Trust NO ONE with your children. I know the difference in children who grow up who have been molested, and those who have never been molested. It is sad. But you can still accomplish great things in your life. Don't let this become your legacy. So many people will wish that you had confided in them, if you decide to do something drastic to hurt yourself. Find that person. I will pray for you.
christina answered Monday July 16 2007, 1:44 pm: You need to tell someone about this. Hiding it is just going to ruin you, and that process has already begun. Therefore, you need to fix this before it gets worse.
The thing I don't understand is why won't you tell anyone? Nobody is going to hate you. They're going to be understanding, and they're going to get you help. If they don't believe you, then they're stupid.
Just tell someone though. You need to get help for this, or it's going to haunt you for the rest of your life. I'm so sorry this happened. I hope the person who did that to you goes to prison for the rest of their life, and I hope you get what you got taken from you back. [ christina's advice column | Ask christina A Question ]
x0xfabulous0x answered Monday July 16 2007, 8:53 am: Hey. I am so sorry for what you have had to suffer. Don't you ever let a person like that define who you are. You are probably the strongest person I have ever dealt with in my life. First of all, you need to really talk yourself through it. You are a smart, strong, person and just because this man violated you, he didn't destroy you because guess what? You're still here to tell your story. Second of all, don't be afraid to tell anybody what happened. Nobody is going to think any less of you, they are just going to be proud of you for coming to them. As for the beliveabilty, chances are, they will believe you. Whoever you go to will know that you are not the type of person to make something like this up. Finally, you may not want to, but it may benefit you to go see a therapist or even more so, join a support group where you can hear other peoples stories and see how they got through it. No matter what happens though, don't let this person steal your dignity. You still have so much self worth and you prove them wrong by getting through it with a smile on your face. I wish you so much luck through all of this. If you want to talk to somebody I'm always available to answer your questions or just listen. I can give you my email address to if you decide you want it. ♥ fabulous [ x0xfabulous0x's advice column | Ask x0xfabulous0x A Question ]
khadiya answered Monday July 16 2007, 4:09 am: By keeping this bottled up its killing you even more. The best thing for you to do is to tell someone. They might not believe you, but if you get it out in the open then you will feel a whole lot better. Even if you just tell your best friend. No one will hate you because it isnt your fault. It isnt like you asked for this to happen. [ khadiya's advice column | Ask khadiya A Question ]
soccerstar26 answered Monday July 16 2007, 1:12 am: Hmm, I dont know where to start on this one.
I dont know how well a person can really answer this for another person either.
And esspecially me because im a guy. I just saw the question on the heading and thought of my sister. It happend to her and i feel horrible for her. She has overcome it by great family support and doing many activities like plays,dancing, and singing. Accounta you're sixteen if you have your license i would try and keep myself busy with simple activites like maybe meeting friends somewhere or going on a walk or something like that. I'm sure you can do this. If you ever need me right away i have my aim on my column. So just go get it. My msn is the same sn.
i hope this helps.
I really do. [ soccerstar26's advice column | Ask soccerstar26 A Question ]
orphans answered Sunday July 15 2007, 9:48 pm: I am really not the one to help you,
but people who can and want to help might wanna know some details.
Who did it? Was it some relative? Some teacher? Some kid from school? Where you 11 years old at the time?
Its OK, the advicenator community is here to help you, eventually you ll be just fine.
You are only a child and worts of all...a teenager. Teenagers have a lot of problems even when they dont have issues...its worst for you if you DO got issues. [ orphans's advice column | Ask orphans A Question ]
xAskkMechaBeccax answered Sunday July 15 2007, 8:49 pm: i was molested the last april, and it was hard for me to get over at first too. the guy was a cose friend of mine who had a girlfriend, i knew her, she was close friends with my boyfriend, but he did it anyway.
in the end, i felt like it was my fault that i was molested. but i was very wrong
you dont have to tell anyone that you dont want to. i ended up going to a counsilor and talking to her about it and my boyfriend was a major help. yours was a long time ago, but the pain is still there. i wiah i could sit down and talk to you, if you ever want to talk to me, dont hesitate to AIM me at xAskkMechaBeccax, but if you dont want to, that's fine too.
hun, none of that was your fault, you are a great person, and nobosy should have done what they did to you. you deserve the best and the person that did it is damned to hell. sweetie, stay strong and dont do anything you'll regret, dont kill yourself or cut or anything.
jordannnn answered Sunday July 15 2007, 8:38 pm: Hey sweetie!
Listen,
I, as do many others, wish I could sit with you and discuss this.
I want you to.. don't give this guy so much power. In the end, you have all the power over yourself.
Lets take this letter line by line.
"i've been molested, as a child."
at least 1. you've come to terms with it and 2. by saying in your childhood, this admits in your past. the first part of controlling the future is letting go of the past.
next: "it happened often and i've tried so hard to block it out but now i feel like it defines me."
1. this doesnt define you. just because you were raped doesnt mean you are some little toy people can use and play mind games. what happened was bad, but you arent a bad person. what happened was insanity and terrible, but you are not a terrible person. do not let this act define you. it does not.
next up- "nobody knows, i can't say anything nobody will believe me."
you need to tell a guidance coulselor, who yes, will seek professional help. its not bad, i actually go to a therapist. they will help tremendously. and babe, you need it. which is not a bad thing, its very good. it means you have accepted and admitted you are hurt and need help. it is much easier to say you are mad than to admit you are hurt.
next up- "everybody will hate me. he ruined me." i'm sure he did ruin you, and honey, you let him. i dont mean you let him rape you, but i mean you are letting this get the best of you, which it sure as hell doesnt deserve. you need to make this who you are. yes, you are a victim of a terrible crime, but you need it to make you stronger. and you cannot let it ruin you. thats way to much power than this man clearly deserves.
here we go, moving on. "i picture how my life would be if it never happened, the way i am now is horrible. "
the way you are now is not horrible, because you are a strong person. stronger than you give yourself credit for. because you are going on, and you sooner or later will be able to do things to educate other young girls about this, and you will help millions of other people. of course this threw you a little off your ideal life path, but this is paving a new one for you.. carrying on.
"i make so many mistakes just trying to make myself feel better but nothing works."
you do not need to make yourself better. you are a beautiful, smart, great girl and as long as you believe that, you're covered.
moving on- ". i dont know what to do, i cant talk to anybody. " you need to talk to someone. you dont need to tell your parents necessarily and i dont think the therapist can. they can only tell your parents if you are in danger or if you are putting other people in danger, and it seems to me, the damage is done. moving on: "im 16, this happened the summer going into 5th grade then into the year." this is over. this was terrible, but you did it. its over. it may never feel over, but it is. and you did it!! how amazing is that. dont make this more painful than it has to be. last little bit "nothing makes it go away i don't know what to do i want to die so badly." nothing will make it go away, you're right. you will always be reminded of this. you cannot want to die, death is no answer. if this is really how you feel, seek professional help, please! no one deserves to die, maybe the man who did this to you, but definitely not you, babe!!
rubytuesday answered Sunday July 15 2007, 8:22 pm: It pains me to read your letter.
Oh, I wish I could sit down with you and have a long, long talk with you to help you work through this. But since I can't do that, let me ask you to please do this for yourself- talk to a counselor or professional about what is going on.
I'm sure that you don't know who to trust right now, you're maybe even afraid to talk about it or not sure if it will even help....but BELIEVE ME it WILL, and you MUST talk with someone.
This event has got your mind all twisted, and you don't even realize it- that is why you need to talk with someone. Your belief that you are ruined is not correct. It's also not true that people will hate you or not believe you.
And the fact that you are mentioning suicidal thoughts only underscores why you MUST see professional help IMMEDIATELY. If you feel suicidal, call a suicide hotline or 911.
But even if you are not suicidal you still need counseling to get you back to a healthy state of mind. Please look around on the internet or call local social service agencies, etc. to find a counselor that you can speak with. It's the only way to escape this mess. [ rubytuesday's advice column | Ask rubytuesday A Question ]
Bubble2Gum answered Sunday July 15 2007, 6:33 pm: How ya hanging in ?? I know how you feel because all though im only in seventh grade, i was molested as i a child up to about two months ago.
And i know how it feel's when you think back to what happened its scary and you think it it'll happen agian but you really need to tell someone becuase if you dont , no one will be able to do anything about and you also wont feel as scared if you tell someone. And trust me you dont wanna die because think how much you have to live for. ALOT! but anyways i hope i helped comment back on how you like this advice.
Love always,
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die_romantic_xl3 answered Sunday July 15 2007, 6:20 pm: You can't let the person who molested you win. I know just how hard it is to overcome something like that, as I was faced with a similar situation last summer. I actually became so angry with the person, that I shut out everyone around me and told my family I hated them.
They put me into psychiatric treatment, where I then told them about the events that had taken place over the summer. It was the hardest thing I've ever done in my life.
You need to tell someone you trust, if you don't, you'll only feel worse and worse. No one should ever have to go through anything like that, and I'm so sorry that you did, but believe me, no one will hate you. They'll hate the person who did that TO you.
Someone needs to get you help and fast. Suicide is not the answer. Talk to someone who has experienced what you're going through. It helps to have someone who understands.
Stay strong, everything will work out in the end.
And if you ever need anything else, [someone to talk to for example] don't hesitate to message me.
x Amanda [ die_romantic_xl3's advice column | Ask die_romantic_xl3 A Question ]
OhDangImKate answered Sunday July 15 2007, 6:03 pm: oh man.. look... no one will EVER hate you.
and you dont have to die...
also.. it does NOT DEFINE YOU. just because it happened to you doesnt mean thats who you ARE.
I promise you that there is someone that you can talk to and WILL believe you... or else you cant trust them and they aren't worth your time. even though you may not want to.. talking to a pshycologist could also help.
if you KNOW who this is.. tell someone. its hard but you HAVE to
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