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Sexual abuse/memory

Four years ago, when I was 17, I had a relationship with a man who was 31, my then flat-mate during the 9 week summer vacation. I had never been sexually involved with anyone before, and though we did not have sex, I have been haunted by memories of my sexual contact I had with him ever since. I have issues with trust, physical contact, and sometimes dissociate during sex. I have recently been in touch with him, and he has said "I never forced you to do things you didn't want to do", and since I remember very little in detail of what actually happen, I find it hard to evaluate whether he abused me or not. Can I trust my own hazy memories, which lead me to think that he abused me, or should I stop imagining things and believe the facts. e.g. the fact that he was never violent towards me, that we never slept together, that he denies any abuse, that our relationship started the same day as I had found out someone close to me was terminally ill, and thus not in the right state of mind to asses the situation? How to I talk to my possible 'abuser' to get to the bottom of this?


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Greetings Butterfly:  Your question is a bit confusing to me.  Twice you made reference to a relationship and twice you made reference to not having sex with this individual.  You spoke of hazy memory which led you to believe he abused you, than said, or stop imagining things and believe the facts and that he and you never slept together. 

Contradictory is your statement, "I have been haunted by memories of my sexual contact I had with him ever since. I have issues with trust."

I would like to try and be of assistance, however, I am most confused how you believe he has abused you and if there was, or wasn't inappropriate sexual contact? 

Clarification would be most helpful to the reader.

 

 
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Butterfly, were you an habitual drug user or did you consume alcohol on a regular basis during the time period of which you speak?

Or do you have medical issues (or take prescription medications) which can affect memory?

I ask because it seems odd to me that a 21 year old woman would be unable to remember something that happened when she was 17.

Regardless of the cause, you seem to have some memory issues along with some emotional trauma (which may or may not have been caused by the relationship you mention).

I suggest that the best way to handle this problem you're facing is by finding a good therapist who can help you uncover the underlying causes and work to address them.

If it should turn out that this man is the cause of your trauma, then you can take action at that point. Bringing it up to him at this time will not solve the problem, as he will only deny and you will be unable to remember enough to know for sure whether or not his denial rings true.

Good luck.

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We never actually slept together, however, there was sexual contact. He masturbated in front of me many times, touched me, and, I think, forced me to suck him (I say 'I think' because I think 'force' is perhaps too strong a word, not because it never happened.) Yet we were very close friends, and I think that the way he saw our relationship was more girlfriend/boyfriend than anything else, as did I at the time. Yet he was not violent, and, on occasion, when I asked him to stop, he did so. On many occasions I did not ask him to stop, thus it is hard to say he forced me, though the fact that I would often blank out, cry, or push him away, all of which he saw, should have indicated to him that I wanted him to stop. I have never taken any drugs that affected memory, though at this time often consumed alcohol, as did he.

 

 
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Frown Hi Butterfly, I am not sure how old you are now and how long you have been dealing with this issue within yourself, but first of all if you feel he took advantage of a vulnerable time & situation and I must say you were very young and he was surely by his age an adult making very bad moves on a minor, He used you for his own advantages (I am sure he knew you had never had sex, that makes him even more of a pedophile!). Adults go to prison for things like that. Even though at 17 we feel like adults, we are very naive about affection and closeness. Even more so in times like yours at that time. A 31 year old, whether man or woman that sexually touch, kisses or even has those thoughts with or about a 17 year old is a pervert. If you feel you were violated and you were, you need to surely say so to this man, at 31 people pick up people at bars or work, not at a graduation ceremony or bus stop. As far as the way you feel about trust, physical contact and dissociate during sex, just as he used you, you are feeling unworthy maybe even used. Similar situations usually get the same feeling and reactions. Are you married? If not, then you should have trust issues with men that want to have physical contact and sex with you. If you feel that way when you are with someone, you are not with the one who you should be with. Sex should not be a social thing, yes its nice and most of us like it.

But when you tell this man you felt violated and that he being the adult in this situation should have never even crossed that line and told you to find someone your own age, instead of trying to satisfy his sick needs and then come up with "I never forced you to do things you didn't want to do". That is what men tell little girls when they molest them butterfly, I truly know from the past but I was not 17 I was 7. And my 5 year old grand-daughters other side of family's Papa told her as he molested her "you love papa don't you? You want to keep this our secret don't you? Papa does this for you so you can have fun, you like to have fun don't you? What a B_s_tard, You tell him how you feel and get past this. Then you live your young life and have fun, don't let just anybody touch you or use you for sex. The one you find that makes you feel safe, happy, worthy, laughs when you laugh, hugs you when you are sad, listens when you are mad, wants to know all about you and cares about nothing in the world but what makes that beautiful smile shine on your face, you will not have these thought from his touch or you will not feel the dissociated feeling any more. Then you will call it love not sex.

 
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Hello, i am a bit confused by your story.This story is not an average abuse story.YOU have two different sides of teh story.YOU first start off saying that this was a relationship with out any sex.Then you say you think that he abuse you but you really don't becall.This type of statement could be harmful to you if this was a case going to court.YOU have to be very careful with stuff that can get someone into trouble.I feel bad for you cause you really are to young to even have been with a man that was 31.Well what do you really feel happen?NO body will be able to help you if you don't know what happen.Have you ever been sexally involved with any body?Was you using drugs or something.

 
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Butterfly:  I truly would like to be of assistance to you, but I still don't understand this well enough to be able to provide any answer of value.  You don't remember much of it and stated you often consumed alcohol, as did he.

I question if he knew you were only 17?  Were you honest with him or did you tell him you were older than you truly were? 

You stated you asked him to stop, and he did.  You stated many times you didn't ask him to stop.  You stated he masturbated in front of you "many" times and not just the one incident you seem concerned about.  You also stated you blacked out many times and that you were "very close friends."

I am sorry, but I'm not understanding and can not get a clear picture of this at all.  I've read the other posts and you are getting very sound advice.  I would concur about seeking a good therapist to discuss this with!

Wishing the best for you.  I am sorry I'm not able to be of more assistance.

Arrivederci

 

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