How do you define that? It means so many different things to me. It’s physical, sexual, mental, emotional and verbal. The only people who understand abuse are those who have been abused themselves. Kind of like me, ironic right? I look back on my life and I realize that I have been abused ever since middle school. I might have known it at the time but it is true. This was all verbal, emotional, mental and hazing. Would you consider hazing as a form of abuse? I would. As of right now, I am blessed that I have not been sexually abused. I never want to experience that, I have no idea of what I would do if I was sexually abused.
The last thing I would ever expect is to have someone of whom I am dating verbally abuse me in the car, try and choke me in his kitchen while his mom is upstairs or put shame on me for his actions. I never expected my mom to take all her anger and her rage out on me on Valentine’s Day in the car. I got flashbacks of Tom abusing me that day. It kills me to see how I can’t speak to my mom or go to the grocery store with her because she doesn’t wanna go with me. I hate how it’s awkward to be in the same room as her or how my dad doesn’t say a word about my mom in front of me. I understand that she is stressed but does she have to take it out on me. Putting a card on the table with money in it does not mean anything to me. I would think she would understand how this hurt me but obviously she doesn’t want to talk. She has had experience with working with abusers; she was a social worker for years. I don’t know if you would say this is a positive or negative thing for my life. Abuse has allowed me to grow and be stronger. When this happens, I go silent and I don’t defend myself. I take it all in and deal with it, and then I cry. I find myself weak.
I have been lonely and down awhile but has this been getting worse over time? I must admit, my eating has been getting better. Everyone hopes for good heath, happiness or to find love for this New Year. How can you go find it? Is it like a dog where u can put a “wanted” sign on it? I cannot hope for anything good to happen at this point in my life. I’m just alive; so that’s it. I take up air and I breathe every day. “He” won’t talk to me, school is beating my ass, it seems like my family doesn’t care for me and all for what? I can’t dwell on the little stuff and worry because life is too short. Like he said, “Move on with your life and don’t care about the past.” I am a Pisces, I don’t know if everyone believes in horoscopes but they are often accurate from time to time. The characteristics match my personality so well.
“Pisces: Able to adapt emotionally to any environment. Their symbol is a pair of fishes, one swimming above the other in the opposite direction. Likewise, they possess some duality in their personalities. On the one hand, they can be kind, compassionate, sensitive, and very understanding. But at the same time Pisces people like to keep their true emotions under wraps, placing great focus on their inner journey. Pisceans are very easy going, and they would rather wait for their problems to sort themselves than solve them.” –Daily Horoscope
Is this correct about me? Some parts yes, I do like to keep my true emotions secret. “He” would never have known I liked him but his best friend kind of put it in my head to tell him. He finally got me to do it. Someday I regret this action and other days I don’t. I like to believe that I am not bashful. I just care about others, am willing to put others in front of me and want to be loved by everyone else. I feel that no one knows how much they are loved till they are gone. This can mean moving away and people telling you they miss you or passing on and watching who goes to your funeral when you die. Part of this is just life but I also think a small part of all my worries and stress is what I put upon myself. I want to be noble but it’s all better said than done. I tell myself to be happy and to move on from “him” but do I have the strength and courage to do so? I did it once, came back and now I’m stuck. It’s hard to move on twice. I guess we all shall see when the time comes…. Hope for the best right?