My trauma arouses me (only when i am already masturbating?)
When I was 7/8/9 (I’ve repressed it so much so that I cannot recall when it happened, how much happened, or how long it went on for) my then 17 year old brother (estimate) coerced me into having sex/ sexual contact with him. I do know that it was multiple times because every now and then I have flashbacks, if you will, of different occasions. I couldn’t say how long it went on for, as I haven’t a clue. I never told anyone about it because I knew it was wrong and he would get in trouble. I finally told my mum early this year- over a decade later- and I now go to therapy. I have been diagnosed with severe anxiety, depression and PTSD. I loved him so much and he was the best big brother ever, so I naturally pushed the blame onto myself. My therapist says that I have a habit of colouring people as 100% good or 100% bad and I made him good and myself the bad one. Only now do I see that it wasn’t at all my fault. (This is the incident that caused my illnesses). I in no way wanted or enjoyed it, from what little I can remember.
The reason I am writing this is because I need to if something is normal. Basically, when I mastrubate, I get aroused by incestuous thoughts, and even when I don’t think about them, I become overwhelmed with disgust, depression and suicidal thoughts. So just normal, pure masturbating has the same effect on me. Not only that but I was convinced I was sexual for as long as I could remember, to the point where I lost my first boyfriend over it because I didn’t want to have sex. I recently dated a second guy and we had sex four times. The thing is, I always said I didn’t want to and he still proceeded to because- as he said- he believed he could "change my mind." So he didn't realise what he was doing was wrong until a few days later. The worst part is that he ejaculated in me all four times because he refused to wear a condom. This all happened on our first date- he spent the night because he lives four hours away and it was late. I couldn't kick him out and I didn't meet up with him again. He was really sweet outside of the bedroom so I felt guilty about dumping him but him not realising how damaging his actions were was a red flag.
Before that, I invited a drunk friend whom I hadn’t seen in seven year back to my place to stay because he was a mess after having been dumped. He wasted no time in forcefully kissing me and trying to throw me onto the bed. Eventually, I got so scared to fight back that I laid beside him and he made me give him a handjob. He kept trying to get into my pants but I refused to let it go that far. I hated every second of it. Even when with my ex, all I could think was “please hurry up and finish.”
Why do I get suicidal thoughts after I masturbate? Am I asexual if I get aroused often but don’t want to act on it? Am I normal to not really enjoy sex even if- on the odd occasion- it feels nice? Why do I fantasize about incest when I hate it? Will I ever be normal? Is it normal to relapse (self harm) because of my trauma?
* my therapist knows all of this apart from my arousal