How it has impacted me, I struggle with intimacy, I’m always scared, always uncomfortable, I feel weak and powerless all the time. I don’t trust myself, I don’t believe in myself. I am paranoid, self conscious and I find myself wanting to abandon everyone and everything.

@ComplexPtsdRecovery

3 ай бұрын

Are you or have you been able to get help to recover from this abuse?

my soul feels raped I am submerged in darkness please Jesus, heal me and turn my life around in beautiful miraculous ways

@ComplexPtsdRecovery

5 ай бұрын

just one step at a time

I know it affects to mind tremendously . My wife was sexually assaulted as a child and it’s really made her “off” . It’s tuff watching her deal with her day to day flow. I can feel her energy of hate of the world. She is very positive about life still.

@ComplexPtsdRecovery

2 ай бұрын

Can I just add that sexual abuse is incredibly challenging to recover from. It never ceases to amaze me when another "bit" comes along for recovery, and I've done a tonne of recovery work.

@lifeisbannanas

2 ай бұрын

She's glad to have you as a husband who cares because all I attract are sex addict men or narcissistic women.

Im so late but I've been asking the lord that lately. Heck im just realizing that something is wrong. I thought this was a way of living! The lord has me on a journey

@ComplexPtsdRecovery

9 ай бұрын

You're definitely on your right path for recovery. x

@PreparingTheWay94

7 ай бұрын

Amen, sister! God is our healer - and wants to heal from any kind of abuse we may have been through. He is more than able. 🙌 Blessings.

@octaviaactive8257

4 ай бұрын

@@PreparingTheWay94why didn’t he stop it from happening then?

Is it possible to have been sexually abused as a child but not even remember it ? There is a part of me that is wondering if this happened to me as a young child

@ComplexPtsdRecovery

9 ай бұрын

Yes, it is absolutely possible. x

@rebekahhardacre9440

8 ай бұрын

I was the same way for a long while, but yes you most certainly can. I was so young that I don't remember mine but was old enough to already have that memory function in my brain. Your brain will repress the memories that are too hard to handle as a way to protect you. Also, the feeling of "this didn't happen" or "I must be making this up/this is a lie" is extremely common. I had the "this is a lie" up until I was about 16-17 and thought I literally made the entire thing up. Thankfully I had a loving caring family who helped me and I know it was real but I still don't have those memories because my brain is telling me I can't handle it and I am subconsciously protecting myself.

@JohnSmith-ks5xw

7 ай бұрын

Yes. When I was 7 I was sexually assaulted by my stepfather. I told my mother later that day and she didn't believe me. *I buried it for 40 years* until I was 47 years old (a couple years ago). It was hard for me to believe at first, but I have learned to accept it. Very difficult, but possible.

@SaryonMichaelWhite

3 ай бұрын

Absolutely, yes. Especially if the child feels threatened and terrorized into keeping the secret. The brain can bury the trauma when there’s no safety, until later in life when you are ready and feeling safe enough to remember and heal. If traumatic sexual abuse of any abuse was completely buried, that means that the memory one has of childhood without the repressed trauma contains a false narrative that needs to be examined until you find the lies and hidden agendas created to protect the truth from coming out. If you’ve been unknowingly living a lie, it can start to fall apart upon closer examination because the child inside you starts to feel a ray of hope that he or she will finally be heard.

@suvai1770

3 ай бұрын

Yes. Believe in yourself

I am so grateful for this content! ❤

@ComplexPtsdRecovery

5 ай бұрын

You're so welcome!

Thank you very much it was really very helpful and explained me a lot of things 💙💚💜

@ComplexPtsdRecovery

5 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Can you explain also why adult survivors seem to attract amd be drawn to other abusers? Its like my body loves being abused.

@ComplexPtsdRecovery

2 ай бұрын

Will do in another video, I'm just catching up! Thanks for asking too.

Thank you 🙏🏼

@ComplexPtsdRecovery

3 ай бұрын

You’re welcome 😊

What about when it’s an older sibling and not an adult?

@ComplexPtsdRecovery

5 ай бұрын

The impact remains as they used power against you

@laurenroth9839

5 ай бұрын

This is what I am currently dealing with. An older sibling and I never told my family. I was 9 when it happened I am 37 now.

U do eight ty you so much I will share with my theopist

@ComplexPtsdRecovery

3 ай бұрын

you're so welcome!

#replay. Connecticut USA

@ComplexPtsdRecovery

3 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Does Sexual abuse leads to sexual addiction? Why would someone in the family sexual abuse you as a child

@ComplexPtsdRecovery

5 ай бұрын

childhood sexual abuse may lead to sexual acting out, sexual addiction or drive you in the opposite direction of shutting down sexually - or anything in between. It depends on the individual completely. I don't have a definitive answer why someone in the family would abuse you as a child. I've seen so much of it, in so many family's, that for me, it can sometimes seem like it's been an acceptable part of family life. Acceptable in that no one ever questions it. I have no idea why people choose to do something that happened to them on repeat.

Wow I’m getting lots of these posts in my account. Seems like hacking or something. Weird.

@ComplexPtsdRecovery

5 ай бұрын

I hope they all help you take one next step x