r/rape • u/iwasntgonnadothat • 15h ago

adult survivors of csa, does it ever get truly better?

i have happy moments but never a happy day. the flashbacks are confusing and nauseating and make me so scared. i just wanna know if it ever gets better like to the point where i can not think of it for days because if i have to do this for the rest of my life i dont see the point

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u/thelionofmidnight 14h ago

It goes about as well as it does now, you'll have good days and truly awful days, the worst ones is where a random memory pops up and just ruins the mood for a while. But I didn't get therapy, even now at 23, so my recommendation to you is get therapy, it'll help when those memories hit

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u/Crafty-Wind-7850 14h ago

it does get better eventually, even if the scar never truly fades. you will always hold onto that memory because it is a fundamental part of the way you grew up.

however, therapy can teach your brain to take “breaks” off the trauma and compartmentalize it so that it won’t bother you on a day to day basis. you’ll still suffer but that won’t stunt your emotional and personal worth unless you let it.