That is a long time to wait when you are 15. Too long, if it's really that bad.
cosmiccat wrote:
...you need someone who is physically present in your life to become an advocate for you and help you find a way out of your predicament. You have the power to turn this situation around. Don't accept it. Get help.
In my case, I never did find a "mentor" who could help me deal with the abuse. I only found nice people who could provide emotional support. For me, the tough part was telling the authorities the truth. Would they believe me and take me seriously? If not, I would have been returned that same day to the same parents, who would have been enraged by my attempt. That was not an irrational fear.
Can you write a letter? Not to us, but to some person in authority? Put it all together so that you can still explain yourself after your brain freezes because of social issues. Describe all the personal, humiliating details. If they knew the truth, would they take you away and put you in a group home?
Do not, under any circumstances, let them keep the letter. Just have it and let the person read it while you are sitting there. If you let the letter out of your sight, they'll make a thousand copies that will go everywhere, and you will never catch them all. And yes, that would be very bad in the future.
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