Dissociation: Common Symptoms Experienced by Child Sexual Abuse Survivors | Saprea

I’ve realized this when o was having sex and I’ve stopped it cause I can’t remember if I consented to some things or not, I end up pondering about it, and as a result I’m off sex until I’m comfortable again, I’m just scared to put myself in a vulnerable situation

I can't accept that.

I’m not an introvert… I just lost faith in humanity 😢

Good for you! Im a recovering alcoholic myself with 2 years of sobriety. Now I'm trying to understand and work through my trauma(s). Never too late!!

I'm a retired psychiatrist and have only realized at 76 that my lifelong "night terrors" were actually reliving dreams of sexual abuse by an uncle. I was an All Mid-Eight League football player, but remember only a few plays, as I now realize that I dissociated in dangerous situations. I'm, also, a recovering alcoholic and for the first 8 yrs. of this recovery episode when I shared in a meeting I only saw black, not the faces of others that I do now, 11 1/2 yrs. on. In my childhood, I never received the protection and care necessary for the development of basic trust and only found it in safe, secure 12-step groups. What a blessing to finally find the "protection and care" I have been searching for all my life, including the 25 yrs. of chemical dissociation. Thanks for the video! Stress R Us