News of Kinds of Abuse

Hello there,
I am a younger brother (30) in this dysfunctional family. My father is an adult child of an alcoholic (63), mother (59) - enabler of a fathers behavior, and a passive parent gave up of dealing marriage conflicts. My parent act like they are divorced but live together with us, their older children.
My sister (34) never had a normal relationship. I had better experiences but also have this dysfunctional patterns copied from ...

Hi, I am new here (sorry for popping in and asking for help first thing..) and I need advice.
First a little background:
I have 4 children, two of which live with their father, my ex husband, but stay with me regulary. They are 8 &11. I have 2 younger children to my current husband (we have been together for about 4 1/2 years but have been married only 6 months), our children are 2 ...

Hello, My story may not be PTSD, and I am not qualified to diagnose anything. Many people on this forum have worse experiences compared to mine. I believe i have PTSD and would like to share my story with you. My issue is with my sexuality.. It all started in the second grade. That was when I learned what a salty dick tasted like. I guess the word for it is being “molested”. I didn’t ...

I am a 19-year old girl and I have been through a lot of rejection in my life and it has left me utterly traumatised. I was bullied so badly at school that I dropped out when I was just 15-years old and I never even got to sit my GCSEs. When I was 15 my 40-year old half-brother used to have sex with me and my mum told me to tell the police that ...

I have been through a lot of rejection in my life and I am just a 19-year old girl. My 40-year old married half-brother used to have sex with me when I was just 15-years old and because I felt so used and worthless by him I told the police that he raped me. I dropped the charges the following day (my mum was concerned, she told me that he actually DID rape me, she ...

I have been reading the forums on and off for a while, and for some reason, I feel drawn to post today.

I grew up in a home that was incredibly violent. My father was violent with my older brothers and mother. He treated my mother like a pet he hated. He raised me to hate her and to perpetuate abuse against her and my brothers. I was the only girl and he treated me ...

Ok, so I believe there may have been a case or repeated cases, but I need help putting the pieces together. If anything I say sounds like anyone's experience, please advise. I'm seeking therapy, but as costs have cut down the time I can spend there I want to come prepped.
So I've suffered from ocd, sex addiction, GAD, dissociation with any intense feelings, low self-esteem and on a physical note coeliacs possible ibs and ...

I was bullied a ton in middle school, a little in high school, in college a lot, at an old job a lot, and here and there.

I have seen reality shows with people humiliating each other in front of the whole world. It horrifies me that I might meet someone like this in real life.

I haven't been bullied in 5 years, but I'm horrified of history repeating itself. I'm afraid of hanging out ...

Hi,
I have a question about sexual abuse. Is it possible that an abuser does their abuse for control issues without getting sexually aroused?

I know my abuse was not nearly as severe as others, but my aunt used to pinch the very upper inside of my thighs and also my nipples and butt, since I was born until 16 years old. I did end up with PTSD and some other issues as a result. ...

So, I recently found out from my mother, that my father molested and penetrated his 9 yr old sister when he was 15. My father apparently denied this to my mother and said is was just "playing Dr like kids do". My aunt, (his other sister) says otherwise, as the 2 sisters were close. My Aunt (non-abused one) contacted my mother when I had a daughter (his first grand-daughter) because she thought I should be ...