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I was sexually abused at 13. Do any of you have a similar story?

Discussion in 'Porn Addiction' started by RingoRules, Jun 5, 2018.

  1. RingoRules

    RingoRules Fapstronaut

    I wish there was a section for those of us who lived through being sexually abused as a child.

    My own abuse was short lived, and didn't exert any negative influence until I got heavily into porn in my 30s. My therapist helped me understand that being sexualized at a young age can have long term effects, and in my case explained why porn adventures ultimately led to looking at younger women and girls and also sissy porn. For the longest time I carried a ton of shame and didn't understand what was wrong with me because some of my fantasies were so taboo.

    In my early teen years as I was getting into music in a big way, and wanted to buy stereo equipment, and getting a paper route seemed like a great way to earn money to get the hi-fi equipment that I dreamed about. This was at a time when people didn't think twice about sending their kids off alone to deliver papers, and then have them collect money from the customers/strangers. It was a terrible system that would never happen in these times.

    There was an older man who ran an apartment complex which was on my route, and he befriended me and gave me magazines like Hustler which was my first exposure to that kind of porn. I knew what sex was as an idea, but didn't have a clue what it was in the real world. These weren't the dolled up pictures that I had seen in my dad's hidden Playboy magazines, it was cruder and more raw. Over time he would invite me into empty apartments and we would hang out and eventually he would do things like expose himself to me, and masturbate. I didn't really understand what he was doing with his body. Later he somehow convinced me to let him go down on me and of course he always said not to tell my parents. I wasn't fully developed sexually, so I never had an orgasm like him. I can't recall how many times this happened, and my recollection is that it didn't happen very many times, but one was definitely too many.

    Years later when I was with a girlfriend I thought I saw him at a video store and I just freaked out inside. I have only ever told a few friends, my wife, and my therapist about what happened. I never told my parents.

    I never thought about it much until the topic of porn came up in therapy, and my therapist said that the abuse was important and that being sexualized at a young age had a long lasting effect on me, and also helped explained my thirst for younger porn and also sissy porn.

    I'd really appreciate any support and/or similar stories from other members. I think stories like mine are more common than people realize.
     
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  2. RobinsonCrusoe

    RobinsonCrusoe Fapstronaut

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    I don't know about your therapist, but I am addicted to 'younger' porn and sissy porn too and I wasn't sexually abused at all. I believe these two genres of porn are standard fetishes of a genuine porn addict. These are probably the first taboos to be broken after years of porn abuse, as I came to know myself.
     
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  3. Sorry about your experience, talking about it helps. I also went through abuse but it was a bit different. First one was by a female relative who was older than me but was also young, around 14 maybe, when I was around 4 yrs, the second one was by an older male neighbor when I was about 5 (he was also a minor around 13 yrs). From what I remember, my female cousin would make me lie on top of her naked or semi naked and I did not really understand what was happening. She of course told me not to tell anyone and I never did until now as I write this. The older boy would take me and another boy of my age and make us suckle on him like children while he lay shirtless on bed. Again, I did not understand what the hell that was for but kids tend to trust older kids so as to remain in favor and also trust that they know more. I would lie if I say I felt traumatized, no, I never felt anything nor suffered depression, trauma etc. I am now an adult and like to take responsibility for my life and actions However, after many many years, I have come to realize that such experiences may have unconsciously played a part in my fucked up sexuality and sex life, somehow some way. As I said, I have never told anyone until now, I have never seen the boy since then, and would never remember his face anyway. For my cousin, we never talk since she lives a bit far and also because I am not close with any of my cousins anyway. it feels good to let it off my chest though.
     
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  4. PMO addict

    PMO addict Fapstronaut

    I was sexually abused as a young child. My mom had to move us up-state and away from my dad. I don't know exactly what happened, she just told me I was sexually abused. I don't think it was my dad but maybe he didn't want to move, or they were fighting already anyway. Yeah, it has a lot of effects. Adult children of alcoholics (www.adultchildren.org) has a recovery protocol for survivors of sexual abuse as well as other abuse. I also view circumcision (male genital mutilation) as sexual abuse. And yes this stuff is very wrong and I believe the abuses create forms of acting out sexually. ACA talks about how it is important to remember and break the "don't talk" rule.
     
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  5. PMO addict

    PMO addict Fapstronaut

    Another important aspect of healing from this is the "horrified reactions of others" (said in the ACA identity papers)

    When you describe how you were abused, and you see the horrified reactions of others, it helps you understand the true depth of how you were wronged, and that you are not the only one who sees it that way. it counter-acts a lot of the denial and gas-lighting. So you definitely have my horrified reactions. Not horrified at you but horrified at what was done to you. It is truly a horrible thing for someone to do that to you.
     
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  6. spudiron

    spudiron Fapstronaut

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    You're not alone. I was 14. It was a weekend. I don't want to think about the details.
     
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  7. Sorry about your abuse bro, I have a question though, how is circumcision abuse considering it is medically recommended ?
     
  8. Circumcision is not always abuse.. If i didn't get circumcised i probably wouldn't be able to pee.....
     
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