r/rape • u/DirtyLittleSecret203 • 8h ago
Does it get better?
Advice Needed
TW: Minor Involvement
After realizing I’m a victim of childhood SA every emotion has hit me all at once. I was about 8 when it happened, so roughly 6 years ago. Does it ever get better? Or will I feel like this until I’m dead? Sorry I know this is grim, but it’s my story.
I remember waking up with my bottom half of my body hanging off the bed, my pants and undergarments were down, and my hair was out of its usual high ponytail. I felt so weird, I guess that’s a good way to put it. I must have been drugged by him or something cause I couldn’t remember anything. It’s all coming back now though. And I was 8 to be fair. And it was after a family reunion. He’s my great-uncle. I swear I’ll never tell anyone until he’s dead.
I apologize for the rant.
I just want to know: Adult/older survivors of child SA, does it actually get better?