how to deal with relationships now?
earthlyidea55
February 16th, 2021
tw sexual abuse Hello, i was raped when i was a child and only remembered a few years ago, since then i can‘t have a normal relationship or anything that‘s close to intimacy with anyone, yet i feel so lonely and touch starved, but i can‘t even get hugged without getting flashbacks.
compassionateSpring5054j
February 16th, 2021
Same thing happened to me, it is hard, I did therapy for a while to calm everything down and now using mindfulness to pull me out of flashbacks helps. It is like every man puts on a badman suit and I have to remember it is the trauma and not the man triggering me. Over time you will learn to stop flashbacks and understand your triggers. Be super gentle and patient. God bless