I'm so sorry about all that's happened to you. Certainly sounds to me that you were 'punished' for not divulging who you are- when your mind has obviously suppressed those memories- the hospital should have known this, and treated you with the dignity and respect that you deserve.
You should seek help from a great therapist who can talk this through with you.
As for people talking to you about it less as time goes on - that's unfortunately normal. I have been told about a person's past experiences by them personally - which has been both shocking and heartbreaking to me - but it's not that I don't think about what's happened to them, it's just that I don't want to bring it up for fear of upsetting them. If they being it up, we will talk about it. Sometimes they talk and I just listen, because there's not a single thing I could say that makes it better - and I'm open about that. Don't think for a second that those closest to you don't think about it, I am sure they do, it's just that like me, they don't know how to bring it up/they don't know if you want to talk about it. If you bring it up, I am sure they will listen.
Wishing you all the best.
IIN to not have talked to anyone about a traumatic experience? (long)
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I'm so sorry about all that's happened to you. Certainly sounds to me that you were 'punished' for not divulging who you are- when your mind has obviously suppressed those memories- the hospital should have known this, and treated you with the dignity and respect that you deserve.
You should seek help from a great therapist who can talk this through with you.
As for people talking to you about it less as time goes on - that's unfortunately normal. I have been told about a person's past experiences by them personally - which has been both shocking and heartbreaking to me - but it's not that I don't think about what's happened to them, it's just that I don't want to bring it up for fear of upsetting them. If they being it up, we will talk about it. Sometimes they talk and I just listen, because there's not a single thing I could say that makes it better - and I'm open about that. Don't think for a second that those closest to you don't think about it, I am sure they do, it's just that like me, they don't know how to bring it up/they don't know if you want to talk about it. If you bring it up, I am sure they will listen.
Wishing you all the best.