Traumatic Experiences Anonymous 34206[Reply]
What was the most traumatic experience of your childhood (before 20)? I'd say mine was losing my house and a lot of my belongings in a fire.
227 posts and 21 image replies omitted. Click reply to view.Anonymous 114879
>>114473im not this anon but this happened to me also and its because of drugs
Anonymous 114885
Probably being molested for two years, I'm lucky enough to have a family that believes me for the most part. But the hardest part of it all was the trial, having to be on the stand for almost 4 hours in front of my entire family including my young siblings, a room full of strangers, and the man himself. When his lawyer cross-examined me he made comments about how he "didn't want to be too vulgar" and would censor words but I was forced to go into detail about what happened and describe exactly what happened over the span of the two years. My own grandmother testified against me and blatantly lied to our extended family about what happened (the man was her husband) and couldn't even remember what year it happened. I still have family reach out to me to guilt-trip me for not talking to my grandmother after having to sit through her calling my mother such horrible names simply for sticking up for me. The trail ended almost two years ago but I still get flashbacks, I still see him glaring at me while I testify and seeing the horrified look on my mom and dads face when I described it all. The worst part is sometimes I still feel guilty, like if I didn't tell anyone then maybe it would've just stopped and I wouldn't have had to go through the 9 year trial. I would not wish what I went through on anyone and sometimes I make myself sick thinking about when I will have to inevitably protect my future children from experiencing the same things.
Anonymous 114893
>>114885I'm proud of you, nona and I'm sure that what you'll pass on to your children won't be trauma but your strength and empathy.
Anonymous 115298
Not nearly as bad as some other's experiences but…
1. Decades ago when I was <5 years old, Christmas break - I woke up to the sounds of D attacking Mom, trying to push her down stairs. Despite Mom phoning for help, no one arrived (small town, D was friends with someone on p force, moid solidarity)
2. Kindergarten, everyone was assigned hooks to hang up clothes/backpacks. Someone took mine, I was in a hurry, so I put my stuff on the next hook. End of class, moid who's hook I took (lol) raged at me, strangling me, wouldnt stop. Teacher was distracted talking to someone else, no one in my family did anything about it. Said moid is now an award-winning nurse. Im still scared to go out alone in case a guy attacks me and have no life, probably because of stuff like this and 1.
3. High school, sorting out family photos. Mom casually laughs and says older brother trashed my room/crib, when he found out the new sibling he had was a sister, not a brother like he hoped. Between that and Mom telling me grandpa/Mom's dad "joked" that brother and I are "mutts" for being half-south Italian (not full NW European heritage like his side of the family), it feels like Im an abomination that shouldve never been born. I feel like all my ancestors hate me because Im only "half" of their heritage. Unwelcome from the start, unwelcomed by my own brother. Many years later, my highly introverted self was stupid enough to try Facebook, and brother panicked/didnt want me to add him since he'd have to introduce me to his friends (I dont post anything outlandish or embarrassing, I hardly post anything, even Mom didnt know why he reacted that way). Feels like he tells everyone hes an only child.