*possible trigger warning for brief mention of abuse*
Hi all. So I’ve been wondering since college (almost a decade ago) if I have a dissociative disorder. I know that I experienced emotional and physical child abuse until I was 17, when I was diagnosed with PTSD. Also diagnosed with ADHD (not sure if I really have that or if it was a misdiagnosis, depression (hospitalized freshman year of college) anxiety, self harm history. I have a significant history of identity disturbance as well which people around me hav interpreted as mood swings.
Recently I have been questioning if I was sexually abused. There is a memory from my childhood that suggests that. If not sexual abuse, it was a huge violation of privacy at the very least. There are also red flags in more than one adult family member.
Right now, I am concerned for my well-being as I am living on the property with a potential abuser. He has actually asked to come to my house and help me with something, and I will say it is a little unusual (not something that would need to be done right now.) This person makes strange suggestive comments towards me as well. This is difficult for me as this is a family member I thought of as a “good” family member and I was close with.
I am saving up money to change my living situation as soon as humanely possible. I also had a health crisis that affected my ability to do this. How do I best protect myself in this situation? Has anyone experienced something similar? How did you cope?