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charmingFriend6547
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PathStep 4 Compassion hearts34 Forum posts6 Forum upvotes16 Current upvotes16 Age GroupAdult Last activeOctober, 2022 Member sinceNovember 16, 2020
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Fear of aging and death
50 & Over Community / by charmingFriend6547
Last post
 August 1st, 2022
...See more hello, i hope this message will be appropriate here, but I'm really struggling. I recently turned 24 and it has sent me into a downward spiral. Everyday i wake up now i fear of getting older for so many reasons, such as never seeing a life for myself beyond my teenage years. Also because i am also gay, i feel like i lost out on a lot of experiences of being young that other people got to have but i didn't because i couldn't be my authentic self. On top of this, i feel like i can't take advantage of my youth right now because im not happy in the city i live in and dont have any friends. My situation is complex because the city i was happy in was in another country when I studied there, but to go back i would have to have a job that I don't think would be right for me. the list goes on, but i wanted to ask, is there any advice that can be passed on about fear or aging and death? This fear has been paralyzing me everyday and even more so at the thought of one day having to lose my parents. also, what are things that are better in later years than your early years? i really need something to look forward to as im so scared. thank you to anyone who reads this.
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molested.. i need support
Trauma Support / by charmingFriend6547
Last post
 July 26th, 2021
...See more this is something im planning on telling a therapist soon for the first time but im so scared and never said it out loud before, but i just want to try it here once bc i feel like it has finally built up on me and i feel like im going to explode. I was molested when i was a child by my step brother’s friend and my step sister. I was a very young child, and i am now 23. It’s so hard, embarrassing, and terrifying to think of finally telling my therapist this in that so he could tell my parents for the first time so they can understand my wishes to have full distance away from my step sister bc it makes me uncomfortable. It’s also so scary bc these are events that happened so long ago that i have repressed so deep it almost makes me doubt myself, but i have never made this type of molestation claim before, and it is something i have acknowledged to myself years ago but never told. If anyone has anything encouraging to say to help me with this i would appreciate it so much.
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