Just existing - please don't read if triggered by rape etc
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Last post: 09/02/2024 at 6:54 pm
I don't know how to start this but I think I just want acknowledgement that I'm here in reality and I'm human so don't worry about giving advice etc as I just don't think anyone can help but I just need someone to see what I am writing, to be heard maybe. I have no friends at all - no one to talk to either.
Although i came from a well off family, I've not had the best start to life... was bullied throughout school for looking different and then one night I was raped by several men a week before my 15th birthday. I took an overdose that night after it happened and was admitted to hospital. No one asked why I'd taken the overdose and I wouldn't have told them anyway as at that time I thought it was my fault for being in a pub at that age. I continued at school the next week with the bullying and I just accepted that this was life.
I left school, took lots of Ecstacy and raved my way through the late 90s and early 00s trying to find happiness. I had terrible relationships during this time - lots of violence inflicted on me and I also put myself in shocking sexual situations and hung out with very dangerous criminals in Manchester. My best friend also died around this time
Then I met the man I'm with now. He was kind, gentle and treated me like a lady for the first year. We had a beautiful child together and he's grown to be such a responsible well grounded and happy lad. My relationship with my partner has increasingly got worse over the years. He has terrible depression and I have to lift him up and support him all the time. We also have a disabled daughter who is very hard work so things get bad for me so I spend most of my time making them both happy and safe. My partner lashes out at me a lot...not physically but mentally and I know he's telling the truth when he shouts and makes digs about my appearance and personality because look at my life history. He says I don't look after myself but then gets angry when I ask for some money to buy make up etc. I have absolutely no money of my own - I used to have a fantastic career but I had to give it up 5 years ago as my daughter wasn't in school. I've been fighting for a school place for my daughter for the last 4 years and she is getting so depressed from all the waiting and social exclusion she's experiencing. I'm just at a loss of what to do. I'm clearly the bad omen in this life so I just think maybe I should just cease. I couldn't commit suicide as SUICIDE as I couldn't do that to my partner and my son and daughter but I think having a fatal accident may be the way.
I just needed someone to read this.
I'm so sorry of anyone gets triggered by this I really am. I just think I'm a waste of life and maybe this just isn't real?! I don't know. Anyway I'm sorry.
Hi Ayla,
I'm Catherine, one of the Parent Supporters here at Netmums. Thanks for sharing your story with us. How are you this evening?
Ayla., there is a lot going on for you at the moment, isn't there? I can't imagine that you get much time to yourself or a break. It sounds like you are feeling really low too Ayla - do you have anyone to talk to, like a friend or family member? i think it would be important for you feel supported. Could you make a GP appointment to explain how you're feeling and see if there might some counselling you could access?
It sounds as if whilst you see that your husband is feeling depressed, you recognise that how he speaks to you and treats you is not right. Ayla, it sounds like he is being emotionally abusive to you and I wonder is he controlling the finances? You shouldn't have to ask for money. Would you consider linking in with Woman's Aid for some support? I'll link their website here: The Survivor's Handbook - Women’s Aid (womensaid.org.uk)
I can hear how much you love your children but it can be very demanding and tough caring for child with a disability, especially if you are fighting with services for support. Do you have any supports for her? Would you consider making a referral to Children's services who could complete an assessment of your family's needs, support with school and maybe provide you with some respite?
Hopefully some of our lovely community will be along soon to offer support but please come back to us, if you would like to chat some more.
Catherine