News of Kinds of Abuse

hi all, I've just joined.

I've just got out of a long term, quite abusive relationship. It was a meeting of two cluster B types and very dramatic at times.

I (male) was sexually abused in my teenage years which I'd repressed for a long time. Both my parents are narcissists, which I have eventually realised, through years of therapy, has led to BPD traits.

The biggest problem I had in the relationship I just ...

i just hate this. i feel yuck whenever i do/did same sex stuff...
but it feels like i still want it... it feels yuck.

was exposed to sex when i was 7/8 years old... by someone just a year older.
he'd stimulate me by touching my crotch

it was only when things went very bad, did i scream in childhood.

part of me fantasies the abuse but when i end up doing stuff with a ...

I'm mortified. My youngest child told me that his elder brother sexually abused him from ages 4-6. There is a 10 year age gap between them, which means his elder brother was 14-16 at the time. I had the hardest conversation of my life confronting him about. He admitted to doing it but also said he did not realize that what he did was wrong until he became older. Where have I gone wrong? How ...

Hi all,

I'm not sure where to start, and how to end, considering the state of the forum and the chance if someone coming across this topic. I think my childhood wasn't that good considering the person that I am. I usually say that it is, even in therapy, but my mother was physical with my brother and I
Mostly with him. I think the main thing with me is that I was emotionally neglected, ...

I am asking for the opinion of professionals. This is a case from many years ago that haunts me.

I was 11 years old at the time, I was taking care of my 3-year-old sister in the absence of my mother. Most often in our free time we watched cartoons lying on the bed.
One day, while watching cartoons, I look at my sister and I can't believe my eyes - she was masturbating. Through ...

it was brought to my attention at a counselling center that people were targeting women who were abused.. because they were abusers.. they figured damaged women would be easy targets. My therapist was blown away. sick just sick

I am not sure why I am posting this… I am not even sure if this is a post that fits here… I just didn’t know where else to put it… and I feel like I just have to say it out loud even if no one listens.

This is a sexual abuse forum, and I don’t even know if my past qualifies.

Ugh, how do I start? I am a 54 year old male ...

Hi all,

I'd be grateful for any advice anyone can offer. The loneliness epidemic is very real, made worse by how uncivilized times are in the 2020s. I turn 40 this year and by my age most people have spouses or partners and are caring for children and aging parents and sick family members, plus already have their friendship circles set. Few have the time or emotional resources to welcome a new person into their ...

my caretaker said the other day: one must do stuff to get whatever they want be it manipulation, brainwash.

she said it nonchalantly. as a matter of fact. something she's neither proud of, nor ashamed of. just as something one must do to get stuff.

earlier also she had said stuff like: i am used to indulge in emotional blackmail. dont take me seriously.

but after the recent comment, i feel sad. just sad.
i ...

This is the first time I've posted on this site and I'm not sure what to say.

I'm a male in my 20's and have been in psychotherapy for two years now for sexual abuse that happened to me when I was growing up. My therapist said it might be beneficial to check out some online communities that deal with what I'm going through, so that's how I ended up here.

I never wanted to ...