The abuser was 14 to 15, still an adolescent, but knew right from wrong. victim was 7 years younger, with emotional trauma already existing and evident to others. Does the age of both make any difference or make it less wrong. Can't fully process it for due to the age for whatever reason and asking for opinions to forgive and move on.

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My dad was the most caring person I knew, always made the teas, cleaned, spent time with us made us a treehouse, worked hard he was my hero! We had a close relationship and I was his princess... until I turned 13 and realised, what he was doing wasn’t right. I wrote a letter and they took me from school to tell them in person. That was the last time I ever saw him in our home. My mum was devastated. When a woman is raped it’s an evil thing and hard to survive but atleast… read more

I lost my son and survived human trafficking and sexual child abuse ..I have no one but my service animal and my youngest in rehab

i have talking about feeling like i was molested by a doctor as a child. its been over 20 years and i know theres nothing that can be done but im having flashbacks and i hate it. ive never told anyone else except for the people on here and i deleted the question because i felt i should. i know i need help and i am writing to a psychologist i trust. i am terrified honestly. i should have spoke up sooner but i was scared. i thought thats it was normal cause it was a doctor
has anyone else spent… read more

I'm considering more intensive treatment for my mental health issues and just wondering what it could be like as an experience. Any idea would be appreciated if you have an experience to share

Do you think there is a correlation between having depression or bipolar disorder and being abused? Has anyone felt like they areistreated, looked down on, even harassed in their places of work? Is this normal? Do we open ourselves up to it or do people take advantage of our disorders?

So, amongst other things, a big part of what still affects me and my depression today is the fact that I was abused as a kid. I have never told any member of my family since it was one of my brothers who did it. Even though it was a long time ago, I still have some nightmares and random thoughts about it during the day, especially now that I became sexually active, sometimes it is just so hard to get that memory out of my head. I don't know whether I should tell my family or not because it's… read more

Has anyone had depression over extreme child abuse when younger that has affected them into adult hood (c PTSD) and now double slaps one causing anxiety. That's me... I hate my life.