my mind hates my body!!

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    chelle / Dec 13 2009 18.24

    i am nearly 17 and was sexually and physically abused by my father and his friends. It was mainly a group thing, but happened individually between the two of us aswell.

    The hardest thing for me to cope with is the self hatred, its hard to put into words, but its always there eating away at me. Its like there is me and then there is my body and i get really angry, self-hating, and guilty with my body and so desperately want to escape it. I have tried many different things including starving myself bingeing (which felt like i was choking, which reminded me of oral sex and was sick) and now i cut myself up and take drugs, any kind to damage my body... I really dont know what to do!!!! just recently my dad died and everyone now talks about him like he was a saint, i know the truth but "you cant speak badly of the dead" so my nan says.

    i just dont know what to do next, i feel horrible, and just want to run away!!! and i cut myself regularly, and take drugs when i can.

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    bubblylemon123 / Nov 20 2009 21.09

    Well, Rehab might be a start. Then after, take counselling. Explain why you do all of these things, tell them what your dad did to you. And after that, try confronting your mum. I have given you advice, but the rest is up to you   x

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    JasonH / Nov 25 2009 7.11

    What your dad did was horrible and although he's dead tell someone. His freinds could do it to another person and they'll be in your position. I would tell your mom then go to the police with her. For drugs idk I used to take crack to get away from my family. And don't hurt yourself! Seriously it's not the right thing to do. If you feel so bad that you cause self harm get a phycyatrist to help you. Hope you overcome it (u)

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    thatgirl96 / Dec 01 2009 23.35

    what he did to you is terrible. with a group? ugh. the sickest things people do.

    listen, you are really brave by saying this so well done for that  and, what he did to you is what HE did to you, you never brang it on to yourself.  why are you harming yourself? havent you been harmed enough already? as hard as it sounds, youve got to escape that state of mind. what happened has happened, you cant turn back the clock even how much you wish for it too. but, you can do something positive about it. like doing an achievement, pushing yourself to do something that will make you feel good about yourself.

    harming yourself is not the way forward, but building up your self esteem is.

    best of luck x

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    dreamgirl123 / Dec 13 2009 18.24

    i just want you to know i understand the feeling of self hatred. its very hard not to hate your body after being through something like that ... you're not alone in that feeling. what you need to do is instead of hating yourself and seeing yourself in such a bad way, remind yourself that it wasn't your fault, and it wasn't your body's fault either. it was his fault, his sick mind that made him do that, whatever it was that made him do it. but it wasn't you. and just because he's dead doesn't mean you can't think badly of him, and i understand how you must feel when everyone is saying he was a great person. just block out their words and dont respond to them .. take yourself out of the room when they start talking about him. the most important thing is that you know what he was like, and that he was to blame. dont blame yourself.

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