Was This abuse? *Trigger warning*

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15 Mar 2023, 12:06 am

So i posted before on being sexually assaulted as a little boy. this was by an older teen. it just hit me that i was shown several adult (softcore) movies by a supervising adult. i firmly believe this was for education purposes and after observing my behavior (specifically with my toys) they felt the need to "normalize" sex. it more so confused me. and keep in mind my autism symptoms went under the radar so i was just seen as different. And even though i wasn't outward about it, the fantasies just got more and more pronounced. I also became an easy target for perverts online. this adult means a lot to me, but i want to know the truth, was that a form of abuse? i'm thinking off and on from 8-up. and combining all these said experiences with autism, is there any information out there?



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15 Mar 2023, 3:24 am

https://www.rainn.org/articles/child-sexual-abuse

Yes, showing pornography to children is sexual abuse. I’m sorry that you went through that.

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15 Mar 2023, 4:38 am

Yes, it was abuse.

I’m sorry that happened to you.

It kind of sickened me when I realized some of the things I went through was abuse, but after a while, the realization helped me to heal.

I hope you can heal too.


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15 Mar 2023, 1:02 pm

thank you guys for the confirmation. yes i have more understanding why i'm so hypersexually affected, even though i'm asexual. i forgive that person and i'm gonna keep healing



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15 Mar 2023, 1:27 pm

this makes me wonder if self-abuse counts? Or is that a stupid question? I ask because perhaps my hypersexual tendencies arose from 7 year old me having unrestricted internet access and finding herself on the wrong side of the world wide web.


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15 Mar 2023, 3:05 pm

BreathlessJade wrote:
thank you guys for the confirmation. yes i have more understanding why i'm so hypersexually affected, even though i'm asexual. i forgive that person and i'm gonna keep healing

I just wanted to say that healing doesn’t have to involve forgiveness. I’ve chosen not to forgive my abusers. That feels right for me. I’m not saying that it would be right for you, though. We are all different.


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15 Mar 2023, 3:58 pm

Twilightprincess wrote:
BreathlessJade wrote:
thank you guys for the confirmation. yes i have more understanding why i'm so hypersexually affected, even though i'm asexual. i forgive that person and i'm gonna keep healing

I just wanted to say that healing doesn’t have to involve forgiveness. I’ve chosen not to forgive my abusers. That feels right for me. I’m not saying that it would be right for you, though. We are all different.


yeah. I see what you mean.



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15 Mar 2023, 4:00 pm

Readydaer wrote:
this makes me wonder if self-abuse counts? Or is that a stupid question? I ask because perhaps my hypersexual tendencies arose from 7 year old me having unrestricted internet access and finding herself on the wrong side of the world wide web.

i'm not sure if that would count as self-abuse because you were a minor and your caregiver should have been more vigilant. take care...it's not your fault



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16 Mar 2023, 6:51 am

BreathlessJade wrote:
Readydaer wrote:
this makes me wonder if self-abuse counts? Or is that a stupid question? I ask because perhaps my hypersexual tendencies arose from 7 year old me having unrestricted internet access and finding herself on the wrong side of the world wide web.

i'm not sure if that would count as self-abuse because you were a minor and your caregiver should have been more vigilant. take care...it's not your fault


i see. thanks for clarifying


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