Posted by sjb on April 15, 2004, at 9:01:52
In reply to Re: Sexual abuse - does molestation count?, posted by sjb on April 14, 2004, at 10:46:44
Thank you for your support and validation. My oldest sister was sympathetic and said what happened was horrible but I really regret telling her and my youngest sister about it. (I'm the youngest of 4.) They still have a lot contact with the guy and my other sister who's married to him. My parents think he's wonderful, but there's a lot of denial in my family. I confided to another sister while I was an inpatient at an Eating Disorders hospital and the first thing out of her mouth was, "We can't tell mom 'cause it would hurt her too much." What the f*** about my feelings???? It just really pissed me off. And then later they'd both mention visits they had to my sister and her abusing husband and would tell me what a good time they had, etc. I don't know. If it were me, and my sister told me what I told them, I wouldn't want to see the jerk, let alone ENJOY it. It's like it's my problem out there in limbo somewhere and it is not to effect the "normalcy" of the rest of the family. I feel so lonely all the time, I don't even tell my husband much anymore about my struggles. My binge eating has increased and I have a feeling of exhaustion and forcing my self to exercise has been very difficult. It doesn't make me feel better either. Everything seems to be falling apart and I can't seem to dig out of the whole.
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