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Trigger Warning: Grooming Victim Today when reading a book my PTSD of being groomed got triggered by a name of a place from the book that one of the men said they lived at many years ago. When I was around 12-15 years old I had been groomed by 3 older men (late 30s early 40s), and thinking that I was wanted and loved I did what they said to do for them. Thankfully I didn't have sex with them but they asked for nudes and told me that they loved me and would marry me but to keep it secret. Thankfully my parents did the right thing and took away my phone and threatened the men to never contact me again. I didn't know any better at the time and was mad at my parents for "pushing way people that loved me." Even typing that out makes me cry, and now at the age of 24 going on 25 I never got to really heal from that. I was so young and my subconscious just pushed those memories away hoping to never resurface.
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I would like to know more from a legal standpoint !
Thank you guys for commenting on this, I didn't know if anyone would even care to read, I just wanted to let it out to someone (or many) that wouldn't judge me. Through middle and high-school I've been seen as a whore because of these men and rumors about me. Ive always been afraid of older men and now I can cautiously begin to trust those who do care about me. I finally did a bit of drawing (when I was little I wanted to be an artist) and listened to a bunch of 80s songs nonstop today. It helped a lot and thinking of you guys helped me a lot too, makes me not feel alone ❤️
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I relate so heavily. I don't know about you but I punished myself for awhile as well, thinking of myself as a "whore" because when my peers found out, that's how I was treated.
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I've been through this exact situation. Its opened my eyes and helped me realize that I am a victim now that I am coming up to the age that they were, I know I would never look at a child the way they did. You have to heal your inner child, do things you know you would've loved growing up, around the age you were when the trauma started. Color outside the lines, listen to "cringy" music, what ever it is you enjoyed doing. And love yourself. It has helped me, I hope it helps you <3
You were young and blocked from learning something better, maybe youll find it soon.
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