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I can't concentrate. It's making me mentally unwell help.

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Sima12 · 05/10/2023 11:49

Hi everyone, please be kind as I have tormented myself for the last 5 years.
I met my dp 10 years ago at a young age, from the beginning I started to notice alcohol was a issue for dp, he would get very aggressive smashing things ect. We would fall out and back in again for the first 2 years of the relationship.

21 oct 2017 while out with the girls, i bumped into an old colleague we spoke occasionally on social media now and again. (Nothing sexual)
When the night had gone to a end the old colleague wanted to speak to me in private. I said ok, straight away was being very touchy, I said I didn't want to do anything but he just laughed like It was a joke. He proceeded to help himself. I completely froze I didn't know what to do. Run don't run, I couldn't speak I lt was like I was frozen solid. I had my phone in my hand and remembered looking at the screen and just running.. while this colleague was chasing me calling me a b. & something along the lines of I will ruin your life. I remember getting a ride home calling my friend sobbing. Did I cause this? Why did I not shut him off and walk away soon as it got weird.. I don't know why I didn't and hate myself for it. All I wanted to do was tell my dp but I didn't want him to loose his temper/start drinking I felt like I let this happen. I shouldn't have left my friends.

I live with this everyday. 07.march 2018 I found out I was pregnant with a clear blue showing 2-3 weeks, and had my baby 7 nov 2018.

I have had obsessive thoughts that completely ruin me daily I can't live a normal life without obsessing over dates, scans, but basically I am trying to make myself believe that guy could be my child's father and not my dp. This would mean I was pregnant for over 12 months.. I know what some people may think. But I can't make this stop I had my second child and they look completely different. Second is the spit of my dp.
I love my baby's more than anything but I am worried I am failing them being so stuck in this mental cycle I know they can sense it. I can't clean I can't eat or sleep. I have nightmares and I know if I said anything to dp he would relapse with alcohol. Can someone tell me I am being completely irrational. I have no one to talk to about this. I just want it to stop and enjoy my family that I love dearly. Thank you for taking the time to read this. Please be kind.

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Infracat · 05/10/2023 13:29

Hi there. Im so sorry to hear that you are feeling this way. I don't know what advice to give. But I do know that there are people you can talk to about this. Your GP, who can signpost you to further help on the NHS, like some counselling. Or in the area I live in you can self refer for counselling. However there are also a number of helplines you can call such as MIND (look on their website) or The Samaritans. Im sure someone will be along soon with other advice but thought this might help to start with. Sending you hugs.

MuggleMe · 05/10/2023 13:43

You were the victim of sexual assault and rape. Please understand that there is no shame to what you did. You had no reason not to trust your old colleague. You went into freeze mode, nothing you could have done differently.

The baby is 1000% not this man's.

I understand not wanting to tell your partner if he's not stable enough to cope, but do get counselling.

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