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my depressing story

I was abused by my dad from as early as i can remember till i was about 14.(I'm now sixteen) Even though the abuse has stopped he still pisses me off all the time. He always freaks out about everything. My mom is the same way. She's not as bad...

#1173 Read the full story - (Shared: 01/01/2012 08:20:24) Comments: 3
Tags: abuse - hurt - life

Don't Understand Some Things

My parents have divorced,mum got a new boyfriend who abused me and she didn't do anything because she was never in,I was raised by my older siblings,I have self-harmed and have tried to kill myself. What I don't understand is some people have...

#1151 Read the full story - (Shared: 17/12/2011 23:49:56) Comments: 6
Tags: don't take things for granted - Self-harm - abuse - divorce - feeling worthless

Why do I feel like this?

I'm 18 and I was physically abused for 3 years between the ages of 10-13 and emotionally abused for 6 years between the ages of 10-16 by my step-dad.He stopped when I got social services involved and he hasn't hit me since but I miss being hit...

#1125 Read the full story - (Shared: 26/11/2011 01:21:50) Comments: 6
Tags: abuse

Will I Be Like Him?

I was physically abused between the ages of 10-13 and emotionally abused between the ages of 10-16 by my step-dad,I'm now 17. I struggle to control my anger but I don't want to hurt anyone so I hurt myself,I self harm. Someone said "the abused...

#1101 Read the full story - (Shared: 04/11/2011 10:15:10) Comments: 2
Tags: the future - abuse - self harm

please please help me :(

#1043 Read the full story - (Shared: 18/08/2011 22:53:15) Comments: 1
Tags: life - abuse - family - cutting

Hurting at 17.

I look like an inocent little girl who was brought up into a priviladged family. Thats the problem.. everyone seems to make assumptions based on how your dressed and what your family background is like. Friends are envious of my life. But why?...

#755 Read the full story - (Shared: 06/11/2010 22:24:31) Comments: 6
Tags: abuse - family - College - pregnant - depressed - anxiety

depression ruined my life!

it started from a very younge age, i was about 5 when my mum met a her boyfriend at first he was allways nice to my family but as i became 10 he soon turned. i got emotionally beaten down by him everyday. he used to say thinkgs like "your ugly...

#703 Read the full story - (Shared: 03/08/2010 03:29:43) Comments: 20
Tags: depression - self harm - abuse

From child to mother

My story starts when I was just a little girl. I started off quite shy and very sensitive so when I was subjected to an abusive stepfather from the age of 4 I became even more withdrawn. There was a constant tension in the house, and so I became...

#197 Read the full story - (Shared: 29/10/2007 23:58:04) Comments: 3
Tags: strong - abuse - Childhood - autism - depression - self harm - suicide

My messed up life.

Like every life, both good and bad things have happened to me. I grew up in a very stressful environment. The actual physical place was crowded and dank, and we were living amongst very hostile people. My brother and I grew up around violence...

#88 Read the full story - (Shared: 10/02/2007 01:42:26) Comments: 5
Tags: Childhood - now - abuse - suicide - meds

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