Is it normal that i keep thinking i was sexually abused?

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Is it normal that I keep thinking I was sexually abused by my father? Also is it normal I barely remember anything before I was 11? I'm 18 now. I've been having these extremely vivid, and disturbing nightmares of my father raping me... He has been physically and emotionally abusive towards me in the past. One of the times I remember before I was 11 was when he got angry that I talked back at him and threw me against the wall and whipped me and slapped me a couple times. My family acts like nothing has happened and tells me that it never happened, but i have a scar from that incident..

I don't know what to think, but these nightmares are really upsetting me-to the point where I don't want to sleep for fear of having them. Would it be possible that my father actually sexually abused me or even raped me and I can't remember? I've never liked to be touched by him, let alone anyone else.

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  • [Old Memory]
    13 years ago

    Maybe it's a repressed memory, try going to a hypnotherapist to make sure.

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  • chuy
    4 years ago

    Something did happen, I would chevk in to it.Repressed memories

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  • Avant-Garde
    10 years ago

    Chances are that your suspicions are true. A similar thing happened to me. For years I kept being assaulted with these horrible memories, which I ended up learning were flashbacks later on. A few months ago, I ended up looking into memory regression and it lead me to discover that I had been sexually abused as a child. I am now seeing a therapist and it has greatly helped me. I suggest that you see one that specializes in sexual abuse as well as PTSD.

    http://www.parentsprotect.co.uk/warning_signs.htm

    http://www.orthodoxwriter.com/2012/07/indications-childhood-sexual-abuse.html

    https://www.acog.org/Resources_And_Publications/Committee_Opinions/Committee_on_Health_Care_for_Underserved_Women/Adult_Manifestations_of_Childhood_Sexual_Abuse
    http://rainn.org/get-info/effects-of-sexual-assault/adult-survivors-of-childhood-sexual-abuse

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  • aussiewolf
    13 years ago

    yeah definitely go and see a professional to try to figure this out.

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  • snowlover
    13 years ago

    The thing is, I would have these nightmares before I even knew what sex or rape was. I didn't understand the nightmares at all but it scared me so bad. Now I'm older and I understand what's going on but I guess the part that disturbs me the most is I had them when I was younger and I don't think I could make it up when I didn't even know what the heck was happening..

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  • aussiewolf
    13 years ago

    it is possible that this really happened but your brain can "make up" memories (google it). i suggest talking to a professional but even if your dad did rape you, i doubt he will ever admit to it. talk to a professional and see what they have to say.

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  • [Old Memory]
    13 years ago

    You should visit a counselor. Your brain might have purposely shut down these memories but your sub concience is just now making you remember them via dreams, and whatever else.

    This might not be the case but you never know.

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