This is my first post. I am 15, and always feel like I cannot escape the pain within my life. I have been raped, lost my grandmother, my father left me, I moved, I have been bullied since 5, very few friends, harassed, abandoned, misunderstood, and much more. I put myself before others more so than anything else, and I cannot bare to do otherwise. But I get hurt for doing such a thing. I support self defense, and I would do so if required, and sometimes I do want to, but I cannot think of myself doing such things to someone.
What did I do to deserve this? People seem to moan about the simple things in life, and I would love to be in their shoes, not worry about every single person, not always feel bad, the biggest issue being grades or dating. Not depression, harassment, bullying, reliving the worst memories over and over. I cant think of a day I have not remembered it. I do not cut, I do not want to worry people and have them spend their time dealing with the likes of me. A burden on their shoulders. I do not want to kill myself, because it might cause grief and I cannot bare that. Plus, I cannot do so with the thoughts of the after life, whatever it may be, my beliefs support that other beliefs may be true, I do not want to risk going somewhere to a pit where I have to relive it millions of times worst over and over and over. That truly would be worst than my situation, but I do not know what else to do, to get rid of the memory. I know I never will forget it, if I remember it now, if I am conscious now and I am aware of this whole situation and myself thinking about it, then I will never forget it. Because if I forget it in the future, then I can not look back and remember it like I am now. It would be mindless action. If you do not understand that, then sorry, I am also bad with my wording which surprisingly, makes it even worst with misinterpretations from others causing them to think something different of who I am. No one understands me. Not one bit. Life is hell itself.
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Hi nathanmb. I may not fully understand but I can partially relate to what you said – I’ve also experienced sexual assault, being bullied, and the absent father. Whatever happened to you is not your fault so please do not blame yourself. It might seem easy for me to type such words but I sincerely mean them; you didn’t do anything wrong to deserve it.
You might not ever forget what happened but over time the memories will hopefully fade and you can become a stronger person, but I won’t pretend it’ll be easy. Is there anybody you can talk to, such as a relative or school counsellor?
I’m not going to lie. Life can be hell, but you’re still here – still facing up to that hell and winning – and each day you stick around is a victory (even if only a minor one). Don’t give up. Take care.
Nathan, I’m sorry that you feel this way at such a young age. I agree with faithlessone that whatever happened to you was not your fault and you should talk to a guidance counselor or maybe a doctor and get some help. I can definitely relate to you on two things that you said. I don’t want to cause horrible pain to my family and I know that they will suffer so much if I ended my life. Secondly, I’m so worried about going to hell. People say that it doesn’t matter, it can’t get any worse, etc. but actually it can be a million times worse. Enduring torture for all of eternity is a scary thought and even the possibility of that being true worries me a lot.
Please find someone to talk to honey. You sound like such a sweet person and maybe some therapy could change the course of your life forever.