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« Reply #120 on: May 21, 2005, 06:21:25 AM »
Brigid, thankyou, Race are actually coming to see me today just to give a little support  :)
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« Reply #121 on: May 21, 2005, 07:14:43 AM »
Denise,

That's great news!  Glad to see you are in an upbeat mood today.
 
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Enjoy your day.


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« Reply #122 on: May 21, 2005, 07:25:00 AM »
Thanks Mia, enjoy your day also
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« Reply #123 on: May 21, 2005, 08:07:18 AM »
Denise,
So good to see a smiling face on your post.  Also so good that Race is coming to see you.  I will keep you in my prayers that something good happens from that.  You deserve it so much.

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« Reply #124 on: May 21, 2005, 08:32:12 AM »
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Bunny, serena is right what she says, unless you pay, there is a huge waiting list, i am under a psychiatrist, for all the good it does, Serenas lucky if she got once a month, mines once every 3 months,i have found  the NHS here is really bad for getting me help, its only now over a year down the line, and cos i threatened suicide things are moving, although still very slowly.
The only help i got when reading my files was, little tags attached to certain pieces of information, saying "sensitive", theres a lot of stuff they dont tell you, to do with Betty (mother) and other siblings cos its all data protected, so it still leaves a huge gap in your life.
And theres no medical records for me before the age of 16, or they have very conveniently disappeared, how can you live in so many places and have no medical history, if i go in hospital and they ask "does anyone suffer from this that or the other" i say i dont know, cos of the data protection we dont get family medical history.
Even down to the NSPCC, it clearly states they intervened on a few occasions, 1 time finding me and my sister abandoned, i was 2 she was 3, the NSPCC had the care orders placed on us when i was 6, and yet again there are no records, the social services on the whole messed up hugely in the 1970s its only now people are starting to sue them for compensation, cos there was that much abuse, neglect from their part etc that went on, it makes me wonder if maybe this is why so much information is missing :(


Denise, nice to see you more positive today and I'm glad Race are coming around.  There is a lot of frustration with the interaction of the Freedom of Information Act and the Data Protection Act.  I'm pretty sure a lot of social service dept. 'cleansed their files' prior to the FOI becoming law.  I also think it's very sad that you weren't taken into care at age three and forcibly adopted to a family that would have loved you.  That's what would happen today.....

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« Reply #125 on: May 21, 2005, 09:09:03 AM »
Thats part of what i dont understand, and dont have access to the information, there are 10 of us all together, various fathers, two sisters where adopted, 1 a year younger than me the other i think 3 yrs younger, i use to say "what did they do, put us all in a line, and the people choose which 1s they wanted".
We were all split as kids, me and my sis who have the same dad were brought up together, there were 5 to the stepdad (the abuser) 2 of which were adopted and three more to different dads, plus various, miscarriages, 1 cot death, 1 stillborn and i think even an abortion was in there, as we became adults we have kind of met other siblings, but cos they got different dads they dont class me and my sis, as their sisters, strange but true, i understand there was no bond as kids but you would think in growing up it would have brought us close, but its done the opposite, the 2 youngest sisters, we have just made contact with b4 christmas, havent seen them since they were babies, so we are starting to build a relationship up slowly, its a little difficult as they never got taken in to care properly, they were in and out all the time, and cos of this they still have contact with Betty (mother), whereas the only contact i want with her is when i know shes died, as bad as thats sounds, and thats just to make sure its her, shes an EVIL, WICKED, DERANGED, SICK IN THE HEAD WOMAN, and thats an understatement

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« Reply #126 on: May 21, 2005, 09:13:08 AM »
At first when my story was posted on this site i felt very negative about it all, but it does help to talk to people and everyone has been so supportive, i cant say am out the woods yet, still a long way to go, but thankyou everyone xxx :)

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« Reply #127 on: May 21, 2005, 09:15:00 AM »
Last 2 msges from me, i keep forgetting to sign in, sorry
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« Reply #128 on: May 21, 2005, 10:24:37 AM »
Good for you Denise.  I doubt what you said about your "mother" (she doens't really deserve that wonderful word) an dher demise would surprise anyone here.  Lots of us can relate!
Happy to see you are getting some in person help.  Bless you.

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« Reply #129 on: May 21, 2005, 10:55:32 AM »
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October, i thank you with all my heart, you must be experiencing bad things also, to know and understand exactly how i feel, i feel for your pain to  :cry:
And thanks for defending me, i am not a selfish person, quite the opposite i am just having difficulty coping with all these bad feelings in my head and in my heart.


Denise, you are not selfish at all.  You are a very loving person, and you are winning.  It may not feel like it, but every single day that you carry on, however painful, you are winning a very important battle.  

I had a friend who died from cancer last year, leaving a 21 year old daughter.  Her family are allowed to remember her with respect and love, with no blame attached to her for dying, due to her illness.  I would ask for the same respect for anyone who died from suicide.  Another friend of mine lost a sister some years ago, and my friend still feels great anger towards her sister, which is a great shame.  Understandable, because she feels abandoned, but nonetheless a shame.

Having said that, however, there is a big difference between wanting to take your life and actually doing it, as GFN says.  I can understand and embrace you wanting to do it, and tell you that you are not alone, and that these feelings may feel powerful but they cannot hurt you unless you let them.  However scarey it gets, you can survive it all.  I know that you are strong, because no matter how much pain you are in, you can still recognise the goodness and love in other people.  That, to me, shows that the love within you will protect you through the valley of the shadow.  It is a gift, and it will help to keep you safe.  

What you need are what is called 'protecting factors'.  Your two most important are your children.  After that, good friends, who can give you the gift of their time.  One good friend is worth a thousand casual acquaintances, imo.  After that, tactics.  Ways of dealing with the ideation, and living through it.

If things get really bad, then delaying is a good tactic.  Rather than fight the impulses, deflect them away from you.  This reduces the desire, and allows you to do other things.  Decide, ok, I'll do it.  But first, I must tidy the house.  All of it.  (!!)  And put my affairs in order.  And make sure the children are safe, and not anywhere nearby.  You can even set a date, if you like, as long as it is never, ever today.  Next week.  Next month.  Make it as far away as you can, to give yourself time to find another reason to delay.  And when that day comes, make sure that the house is tidy ...  You get the idea??  This may sound like a cop out to other people, but if it works to keep you safe for another day, and another and another, and then suddenly a year has gone by, then why not??   :)  

I would advise not dwelling on how, though.  That is not a good path to go down.  Put off doing that as much as you possibly can, and in the meantime, get rid of anything dangerous in the house.  You know what there is that could be dangerous.  Put it in the bin, or take it to the chemist.  When you are strong, look after yourself for the times when you are less strong.  Make it as difficult as you can.  

Make rules.  Never with the children around.  Never leaving a mess for anyone else to clean up.  Never where anyone other than yourself can be hurt as well.  All of these can help to protect you.  If you have enough rules, you will reduce the chances of anything bad happening.  One excellent rule that I have is that I must not die alone.  I deserve to have someone with me when I pass into eternity.  Pretty tricky to achieve a plan for S with a benevolent bystander to hold my hand.   :lol:  8)  :lol:  

Take care, and I hope the weekend is not being too difficult for you.

Where abouts in the UK are you?  I am in Bedfordshire.

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« Reply #130 on: May 21, 2005, 11:04:53 AM »
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« Reply #131 on: May 21, 2005, 11:13:15 AM »
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I've had a look at the drugs you are on and a note of caution, don't take the diazepam and the zolpidem together.  They are both sedatives.  The Reboxeting is an NARI - a noradrenaline reuptake inhibitor.  I would go back to the GP and have a word with him about how you feel on it.  Discuss with him if you would be better with an SSRI - selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (or a combination of both).

Good luck  :D


This is an excellent point.  I took Reboxetine for a year or so, and found that it made me worse, and I (eventually) worked out that it was because it works on norepinephrine, which is one of the elements most affected by anyone suffering ptsd.  When you have ptsd your levels of adrenaline and noradrenaline/norepinephrine are all over the place, and anything affecting them is best avoided, if possible.

Don't stop taking them just yet, Denise, but I agree you could try switching to an SSRI when you can, with your doctor's help.

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« Reply #132 on: May 22, 2005, 04:49:26 AM »
Hi october, you make so much sense in what you say, its funny, when you say about cleaning and getting affairs in order, i have actually done that, thought to myself tonight the night, made sure the house was immaculate, the kids woudnt be around, even made sure i was wearing nice clean fresh pjs (didnt want anyone finding me in old tatty 1s) sounds silly i know, but at the time it all makes sense to me.
This weekend hasnt been as bad as most, the race team where here yesterday 4 support, their going to speak to my doctor on monday about these tablets.
I think the reboxetine, have made me worse, when i was on the metrazapine although i was very tearful, i didnt have all these suicidal thoughts, i was agrophobic but began to get over it, and now its worse than ever, i sob uncontrollably, i cut myself, i think of suicide almost every day, i find i am more anxious irritable, even noise agitates me terribly, and it feels like am bubbling inside ready to explode, did you experience anything similar?

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« Reply #133 on: May 22, 2005, 04:51:08 AM »
October, i forgot to say am from the wirral, Merseyside  :D
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« Reply #134 on: May 22, 2005, 07:05:37 AM »
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Hi october, you make so much sense in what you say, its funny, when you say about cleaning and getting affairs in order, i have actually done that, thought to myself tonight the night, made sure the house was immaculate, the kids woudnt be around, even made sure i was wearing nice clean fresh pjs (didnt want anyone finding me in old tatty 1s) sounds silly i know, but at the time it all makes sense to me.
This weekend hasnt been as bad as most, the race team where here yesterday 4 support, their going to speak to my doctor on monday about these tablets.


It is possible that one kind of medication will make your symptoms worse, while another will calm them more.  You really need to talk to a doctor, because I don't know enough to be able to give you the informed level of information you need.  

The most recent meds I had were Cipralex or escitalopram, which is an SSRI.  I was also prescribed a low dose of Risperdal, which prevents or inhibits flashbacks.  The first time I took that was such a relief.  I didn't realise before how busy my mind was, constantly.  Like when you see a photo of a busy part of a city with no traffic on it.  So calm and peaceful.  That is what happened in my mind.  It didn't stop me thinking, but it changed Monday rush hour into Sunday at dawn. :lol:

The symptoms you describe sound like those of hyperarousal, which is a state of extreme wariness, waiting for danger.  The kind of feeling you get when confronted with a tiger out of its cage and looking for breakfast.  Ptsd affects the body's ability to calm down from this state, and it tends to last and last, and sometimes build to really intense, unbearable levels.  In that situation any kind of noise or stress or stimulus would be difficult to deal with.

Your comments about the PJs don't sound silly at all.  You were doing the same as I have done over and over.  Yes, but not now.  Not this minute.  Not until this and this and this are sorted.  And by doing that you survived.  Well done you!!!!!!!  You are coping with SI in the only way it can be coped with, and you are finding help, which is really brilliant.

Do me a favour, Denise.  When you get your new meds, give the old ones to your chemist, won't you?  You know it makes sense.   :wink:  :lol: