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Child Abuse Story From Alex R

by Alex R
(Washington, DC, USA)

I will be honest i'm scared to do this...i've never told anyone, or even put much thought into this at all. So why should i start here? i'm afraid to tell, and don't want to though ever since High School i have felt uncomfortable with myself, and what was happening to me. I'm 17 and from what i can tell i'm a normal kid,i'm captin of my soccer team, and i have a decent amount of friends, and i try hard to please all of them. One month ago was my junior dance at my school, and i went like any guy with my girlfriend, everything was going well i guess then she started kissing me which wasn't a problem, the problem began when she kept trying to move alot faster she was touching me, and i enjoyed it i'm not gay, but then i freaked. This sounds so dumb and it sounds like i'm gay but i'm not, i tried to cover it up with oh i don't want to right now. She was so confused, and all i could do was leave..i got to the bathroom and just broke down, it felt like i was younger all over again. I won't lie i don't know when it started though i know it happened, Uncle Scott was a good friend of my fathers they worked together, or my dad was working for him i don't know. Uncle Scott had begun a youth soccer team in our area, and my mom was friends with his wife whom encouraged my mother to enroll me for tryouts, and two weeks later i was apart of the team. i loved it, though Uncle Scott said i could use some extra practice. I just remember him sitting on his desk pushing my head into his lap, i swear to god i wanted it to stop though i wasn't strong enough, he unzipped his pants and put himself in my mouth. My whole stomache felt nasty,i wanted to throw up but he wouldn't let me. You'd wonder why didn't you bite him, it just never came to me. For months and years this would go on, when my parents went to Peru for six weeks who did i stay with? Uncle Scott, at night he would tie my hands to the bed frame and while i laid on my stomache i could feel my dinner coming up as he went into me, it hurt like hell and when he was done i was told to explain in detail what he did. On nights that he would lose it he would open my legs wide and my bottom and lick me, sometimes i would bleed and mess up my uniform the school would ask and i'd find myself lying for him. I jump now thinking about that now, but on special days he would pick me up from school where i got to pick out of our carpool who got to sit in the front with him..i feel bad saying i'm happy it wasn't me at every red light he'd put his hand in one of my friends pants. And all the while my parents pratically let him live around me, they were friends with my worst nightmare my grades fell, i had nightmares and i used to pee on myself. Which made me feel so pathetic, i was afraid of my own mothers embrace, and like i've said i'm afraid to sleep with my own girlfriend. I reached puberty right when i should've, one night he made me ejaculate untill i was light headed and then he played some porn he said that if i responded that i was getting to old. And like an idiot i did, i couldn't help it...i know its weird but i didnt want him to stop i hated it so much..though seeing how easy it was for him to stop hurting me made me feel used and worthless, in terms i felt that we had a connection, that he loved me in this unhealthy way. I was 13 when that happened, and i'm 17 now so for the last 4 years i've been trying to convince myself that what he's done to me and that i owe him nothing, but i see myself so dependent on his care to help me feel cared for. I know i need help, but i need to tell someone how i feel, and how this has bothered me, without feeling bumbarded. Before i can face my parents and family, and friends.




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Child Abuse Story From Alex R

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Feb 06, 2010
Alex:
by: Darlene Barriere - Webmaster

The confusion you feel is to be expected. Your body betrayed you, as your uncle knew it would. He used your vulnerability against you and your friends. And just so you know, it is perfectly natural for a young male to experience an erection and even an orgasm when he is scared, anxious or nervous. None of that means that you didn't experience sexual assault; you most certainly did. Your uncle is a child molester, a sex offender; and he will continue to molest boys unless and until you report him. He won't stop until he's made to stop. None of what happened was your fault, Alex, but you must tell someone, otherwise more young boys will have to endure what you've had to endure. You've already experienced that with your friends in the car.

And just for the record, there is no shame in saying no to sex, even with your girlfriend. If you're not ready, then you're not ready! No shame in that. Your girlfriend needs to understand and respect that, otherwise she isn't the girl for you. Thank you for sharing your story with my visitors and me.

From Victim to Victory, a memoir
Darlene Barriere
Webmaster: www.child-abuse-effects.com
author. speaker. survivor. coach
From Victim to Victory, a memoir

Feb 06, 2010
SAME
by: Anonymous

we r alot a like i am also 17 and a soccer captain and very much what happen to you has happen to me so i understand wat you are going through

Feb 07, 2010
To my friend Alex
by: Mark

Alex,
Your story of abuse is HEART BREAKING. I'm really, REALLY sorry for what you went through. I'm also a victim of childhood abuse, so I know some of your feelings. I'm glad you understand that counseling will help you to recover, because it WILL. You weren't ready before now to talk about your pain, or seek help, but that's okay. Everyone goes at their own pace, and you're ready now, buddy. GOOD FOR YOU. You are truly BRAVE for telling your story and STRONG for living through such traumatic experiences.
I understand your confusion about your feelings for your uncle, and I think it's understandable. But Darlene is right - you NEED to separate yourself from his torture of you. He may care for you, but he hurt you badly. He had NO RIGHT to do that, and he KNOWS it. Can you maybe talk to someone you trust about reporting him? That's a big responsibility, I know, but think about it and let someone help you through it.
By the way, Alex, don't feel like you have to live up to society's stereotypes of males. You DON'T have to. "Every male wants sex and is gay/less manly for not wanting sex" is a MYTH. Don't let ANYONE pressure you into something you are not ready for.
Lastly, if you're having trouble finding counseling, you might try asking a doctor, hospital, religious official or the police where to get help. You can also supplement counseling by looking through other websites, calling a hotline, and finding self-help books at your library.
Get the help you need, buddy. You deserve it.
Your good friend,
Mark

Feb 07, 2010
The sooner you tell your parents or someone the better.
by: Dan1

Alex, I hope the title of my comment doesn't pressure you. We all understand why you would feel scared to tell someone in your family or friends about what your "uncle" has done to you. The feel of shame of the whole situation and the fear of everyone thinking wrong about you is prabably what you're more scared of. I know I was. You freaking out when your GF touched you at the dance does NOT make you gay. I know that for a fact because that happens to me sometimes too. I was molested by a church member when I was 13. Maybe not like you were, but it was enough to interfere with my sex life today. WE ARE ALL MATURE HERE. When I was in High School I had different sex partners. When I would be with 1 of them, we would ditch and we would go to her house. I will honestly tell you that once we started intercourse I would also freak out and it would kill my mood. I would feel SO ashamed and embarrassed. At times my partner would add to my misery by talking crap and make me feel like less of a man, but other times my other partners would try to help me by asking me "what's wrong?" or "Its ok, you can talk to me". But telling someone that I was abused as a child is not easy. This would happen once every 4 times I have sex. I went abstanent for a whole year n a half once. All this happens because of what happend to me as a kid. Dude we have something in common. I haven't told anybody of what happend to me other than Darlene and everyone on here. I know that you feel horrible and in the back of your mind you want to tell someone you know. I feel your pain. If we knew eachother I would sit and cry with you man. Alex don't let this situation overcome you. You ARE strong. You know that. You're the captain of a team for a reason, and keep doing what your doing. To be honest with you I feel like I'm writing this comment to myself. I feel like you and I are 1 person. I feel a big relief that I'm not the only one going thru the stage of freaking out when getting by a nice girl. i'am confident that you and I will overcome that, and be able to live the rest of our lives in peace.
Always by your side
Dan1

Feb 08, 2010
Have a healthy mind in a healthy body.
by: maurice

The more natural you cope with this Alex R the better you will be. Your Bad, Bad uncle, using and abusing you the way he did. He knew exactly what he did to youand still does know. You may not be his only victim. You were ver so innocent, vunerable and at his mercy to do what he did. You have been given loving/caring support by those who wrote comments to you. I too care about your welbeing NOW. Alex R Darlene's comment is the one you really need to act on. She has truly given you great hope and suggestions how to move on. You really need to speak with a counselllor He/SHe will certainly listen to you ven if you only begin by taking with you what you were so brave to write on Darlene sight. It is one huge step for you to take now keep healing and helping yourself to let go. Have a healthy mind in a healthy body. Now Alex being active and alive with your peers in sporting or cultural activities espwcially team sports will naturally help you to acknowledge the great hulk of a guy you truly are. Culturally interacting with like minded people will help you mix with the opposite sex and get to know them naturally by talking about the same interests. Who knows what will evolve from that. You'll be fine. LIVE WELL: LAUGH ALOT: LOVE MUCH: look in the mirror and build up your own self esteem by thinking positive, acting positive and being positive in all you do and say. Well, aren't you a hulk of a guy in the MIRROR. ??? He's right you know, I am. Now get on with living your life to the full. I'M SPECIAL: IT IS OKAY ALEX R TO SAY I LOVE ME. BECAUSE I'M WORTH IT. Empower yourself healthily love and respect your body and yourself then doing it with others will come naturally

Feb 11, 2010
idk
by: Anonymous

hey dude,,, i just googled this "abuse stories of others" and tis website came up. umm im extemely sorry for what happend to you. i havent experienced this first hand but my older sister was raped for about ten years by our own father.! i was 5 when i assumed what was happening though i couldnt bring myself to acknowledge it. my sister finally told me what happend as a confirmation about 2 yrs ago. shes 23 and im 17. i know 5 is very young to even start thinking about that kind of stuff but i grew up fast and knew alot more than "normal" 5 yr olds did. ive had a rough life.. anyways i just wanted to tell you how awesome and couragreous you are for telling your story! you are a very special person and dont let anyone tell you differently. your story helped me understand my sisiter waay better. ive researched so much on this subject to find out why and how she can still care for our father. she also kinda made it seem that she also did not want it to stop.. and thats what i wanted to know. thankyou so much for helping me understand better. once again you are great!! and a very special human being. dont ever lose hope... people will be there for you.

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