how have you coped with being sexually abused by a family member?
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I'm not sure how long ago this happened to you, but I know that I am now 28 and my mom's husband did things to me when I was 19-21. I thought about maybe pressing charges on him recently and then found that the statute of limitations laws had passed. I regret waiting. I found out last year that he did things to my other 2 younger sisters when they were like 12 and 13. The older one admits it, but the younger one still denied it to me, but the older one is now 21. I'm sure that this may not even be an answer for you. Are you a parent? Do you notice how over protective you are at times, like sleepovers and things like that? I have 3 children and I look at everyone as a potential pervert. i prefer to have their friends stay here and them never stay at their friends house. I never got therapy, the one time I tried, the doctor had me talking to her secretary everytime I went. The man was my step-father. Now, because, not just him, but other men I have encountered in my life were pervs, I've even thought for a minute that my 11 year old son would try something with my 2 year old daughter. People say to get help, but who can really help someone that has had it happen more than once and from multiple people? Men that you are supposed to be able to trust. If you get help that works....let me know. I personally have a thinking problem. Some days I'm so busy thinking that I won't eat or do the things I normally do on a daily basis. I was put on Celexa for a while. They worked great. The thing was though, I didn't need them everyday. If I felt weird I would take it, if not, I didn't. For me, that was a medication that didn't take 4-6 weeks to work. I was given a 3 months prescription, I didn't have it filled until 5 months later, so my doc said that she wasn't going to write me another one because I wasn't taking it correctly. I didn't want to become dependent on that stuff. I want to live a normal life and if taking it 3 times a week was good for me....then why not? I'll pray for you, that always helps too. Let me know how you've dealt. Keep me posted. mrsschuld@yahoo.com
mental health counseling is a huge help, it worked for me.
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