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User Profile: Zolla
Zolla August 20th

Hello I am 16 years old female. I am actually struggling from trauma about my childhood. I born in religious Muslim family and I grew up at house no school no friends i was not able togo school or make friends as a kid . watching princess cartoon was a bad thing to do . wearing short princess dress is a shame . Listening to music is a sin . No drawing . No dancing I was forced to watch Iraq war videos and see the victims and wear hijab when I turned 9 years old I was afraid to die or to live I remember that my dad used to hit me alot when I say no . One time he put his leg on my head and he stand up on me. and one time my mum show up a knife to me and screaming to me when I was 12 years old. Now I am studying I took off my hijab after my dad passed out but on feel like blaming myself because I did a thing i don't believe in just to make my parents happy and to survive the abuse

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User Profile: proudWaterfall7072
proudWaterfall7072 August 20th

@Zolla Hello💗 Honestly, if it hurts even reading about all the horrible things you had to go through, I can't even imagine how it is to go thought all that at such young age. You are incredibly strong.

I am really proud of you for choosing your own path and beliefs. 

I am not a professional, just a 15 year old girl, but I would love to listen to you and help you with anything I can

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User Profile: Zolla
Zolla OP August 21st

Thanks

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User Profile: mytwistedsoul
mytwistedsoul August 20th

@Zolla My heart aches for you. I'm so sorry for everything you're going through. It's understandable that you feel the way you do, you had a childhood of abuse and trauma. 

Obeying and hiding yourself was the only way you knew how to survive. That was not a choice, it was self-protection. Please try not to blame yourself for trying to stay alive. 💙

Taking off you hijab and studying are incredibly brave things to do but please be careful. 

Because you still live at home the most important thing is keeping yourself safe. Study when you can and when it's safe. Maybe your education can be a way to your independence? If pretending to agree with your parents keeps you physically safe until you're old enough to leave, then do that. There's no shame in doing what you need to to survive. 

Be careful of your privacy. Keep your phone locked. Clear your browser history after looking up advice or support. Delete anything 
 that might make your parents angry if they find them. Do you have any safe people you can turn to? A relative? 
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User Profile: Zolla
Zolla OP August 21st

Thanks for asking about me . But my biggest danger has died ( my dad ) I am safe this days and thanks again for your advice

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User Profile: mytwistedsoul
mytwistedsoul August 21st

@Zolla I'm really glad you're safe now! 💙 

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User Profile: sunnyBalsam5875
sunnyBalsam5875 August 22nd

@Zolla I'm sorry for what happened, speaking from a common background they don't have the right to make their life destiny dependent on a kid they decided to bring to life knowing it's a completely different human than whom they are, understanding your emotions and accepting them doesn't necessarily make it obligatory to act on them for their sake, to be fair if we held this concept as a mandatory principle it's them who should feel shame and guilt for reacting this way to what makes you happy 

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User Profile: Zolla
Zolla OP August 22nd

Thank you

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User Profile: AReine
AReine August 22nd

@Zolla Ahlan Zolla. I am sorry they treated you like that. I am happy to listen to you if you want to chat about your childhood. I am sorry they misrepresented the Islam and didn't treat you as they should have. I want you to know that Allah is the merciful and that Islam is wonderful and completely different from the injustice you experienced before. You are not alone. I am here with you. Allah is with you 🩷🤍

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User Profile: Zolla
Zolla OP August 23rd

Thank you very much

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