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to want to tell my first boyfriend from years ago (1996-98) that it was NOT ok what he did to me?

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JesuslovesmethisIknow · 22/09/2013 02:23

I have seen his mobile number on the net. selling a dirty big house locally

I want to tell him it is not ok that he attempted to rape me and went on to take me Sad me ultimately without permission Angry

He is married now with two kids and a gorgeous successful wife (apparantly) whilst what he did to me, held me back somewhat. I guess I am a bit jealous and sad all mixed in.

I do not really want to hurt him but he has NOOOOOOOOOOOOO idea how much his abusivess scarred me and I just wish I could tell himjust once it woud not do any good but wish that in an ideal world it would Angry

He would think I was mad anyway so I wont. but I wish I COULD :(

He assaulted me and It still hurts even though I am blissfully married. He stole from me and I don't know how to let it go.

Forgive me for venting. I am sad tonight about it.

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JesuslovesmethisIknow · 26/09/2013 00:50

Thanks

was that text any good then, I never know,,,, about these things but it was from the heart.

ps sorry for what happened to you too.

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SecretWitch · 26/09/2013 01:05

Your text made me cry a bit...it was honest and said exactly what he did and how his actions hurt and changed you. Honey, he doesn't matter anymore..neither does the man who raped me. We are the women who made it through. We left them behind and found our brave. You get to decide how you want to handle your response to him now. He doesn't get to control your body now through drugs or fear. It's all up to you...

SomeTeaPlease · 26/09/2013 03:32

You can gets apps for iphone/ipod that let you send texts for free if you don't want to give him your number.

Beautifully written.

DoubleLifeIsALifeHalved · 26/09/2013 05:58

Just read the first page and wanted to pick up on some of what you are saying ...

^ I wish I could go back and actually support myself and make myself stay safe ^

^the thing is, I think I hate myself just as much for being vulnerable at that time. Tho In reality I want to scoop myself up and kiss me better too. ^

You sound so conflicted, half of you wants to go back and take care of your younger, vulnerable innocent self, and the other half of you resents you for being so young and trusting... I wonder if you could work on this, as you are punishing yourself by thinking in this way and it's really sad to hear, yet so common, we punish ourselves for being too vulnerable/ innocent/ loving / xxx and not protecting ourselves at the time. But it's not our fault you know, it's really not xxx

DoubleLifeIsALifeHalved · 26/09/2013 06:18

I have been through some stuff when I was younger, not the same but enough similar for this to be of relevance. I have had lots of councelling but one of the most powerful things I have done was some guided visualisation. A bit like hypnotism but not as extreme as that. I'll share it and you see if there is anything helpful for you in there?

The councellor asked me to sit very comfortably and relax, keep my eyes open and flcus on something random, and talked me back through the years as if I was taking my adult self back to visit that moment, when something very bad happened to me. She was very clear I was revisiting this memory as an adult, not put myself back there in the position of the vulnerable younger person, but just observe as my adult self.

She then asked me what I could see my younger self was feeling, and also what my self now was feeling as an adult observing what had happened. And what I felt as a grown up, towards the person who was abusing my you her self. And what, if I could, what would I want to say to my younger self. And this was the powerful bit for me... My younger self was so young, so lovely and so innocent. All my older self wanted to do was to protect and nurture her, to hug her and tell her it wasn't her fault. And firy at the prick who did this to her. I wasn't telling thos girl to buck up, or stop being so bloody naive... Becuase for the first time I realised that this younger person, she was lovely and innocent and sweet and it wasn't her fault. I wasn't angry with her, I was sad for her.

It was a big thing for me, realising that as an adult, I wanted to hug and nurture her, and I also realised that it would be wrong to kick her to grow up and protect herself!

For me this was so powerful as it was a way of getting me to see myself, not as myself but then, but to revisit this young girl being horribly badly used by someone... And being able to see her through more grown up and detached eyes.

I have obviously missed out details as its a very personal thing, but was wondering if it helped you at all, for me was the moment when I actually stopped blaming myself and hating myself, and hating the right person for taking my innocence away.

(next step was dealing with that, but I could t ever deal with that anger until it was directed at the right person!)

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Roshbegosh · 26/09/2013 06:31

Your text could add "you are a rapist" because he is. I'm glad your life is good now x

Kinnane · 26/09/2013 11:39

OP,I would not send that text. Why bring this horrible man into the life you have now. He and the text (if you send it) will hang around in your mind and in your memory. He knows what he has done - and maybe to many others. Men like this live in fear now for what they have done (the fear of being expose) to live in fear is their punishment,for the rest of their lives. Their is no blame attached to you and why sully the life you have now with stuff that might bring this horrible thing back into your life.

JesuslovesmethisIknow · 26/09/2013 17:42

Thanks guys.

Food for thought.

I felt better even writing the text. I think you are right, maybe not worth sending as brings him back into my world in a sense.... hmm, decisions, decisions.....

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HorryIsUpduffed · 26/09/2013 19:16

Could you print out the text, or write a fuller letter, and symbolically burn it?

FunLovinBunster · 26/09/2013 19:40

Hello.
I'm another rape 'survivor'.
I would send the text.
And contact the police.
How do you know he hasn't done this to other women.
My rapist attacked 3 out of 4 women in my house.
None of us said anything.
It was only a year later that we swapped stories....

JesuslovesmethisIknow · 26/09/2013 19:56

yes I could burn it for sure but somehow kinda want to tell him or not

arghhh

I am going to sit on it for a while, see how I feel in a while I think

and fun, HOW awful Shock

I am so sorry that happened to you and the other girls.

xxx Flowers

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