Tag: fault

  • Anxiety Is More Than Just Fear And Worry

    Anxiety isn’t just having a hard time catching your breath. Anxiety is waking up at 3 am from a dead sleep because your heart is racing.

    Anxiety is breaking out in a rash for no reason. Anxiety is stressing over things that may or my not be real. Anxiety is questioning your faith, how could my creator allow me to feel this way!?

    Anxiety is calling your sister 3 hours before she gets up for work, in hopes she’ll answer so you can get your mind off the attack. Anxiety is a 2 am shower.

    Anxiety is your mood changing in a matter of minutes. Anxiety is uncontrollable shaking and twitching. Anxiety is crying, real and painful tears. Anxiety is nausea. Anxiety is crippling. Anxiety is dark. Anxiety is having to make up excuse after excuse for your behavior.

    Anxiety is fear. Anxiety is worry. Anxiety is physically and emotionally draining. Anxiety is raw. Anxiety is real. Anxiety is a fight with your spouse, even though you’re not mad. Anxiety is snapping at the smallest annoyance. Anxiety is flashbacks. Anxiety is “what if.” Anxiety is a lot of “what’s wrong” and “I don’t know.”

    Your feelings matter. Just because you’re bothered by something others aren’t, it doesn’t make you crazy or worthless. Some of the most successful people in life have anxiety. This is not your fault. This is not the end. You are strong. You are intelligent. You are brave. You are worthy.

    -Written by Brittany Nichole Morefield

    Charity providing support if you’ve been diagnosed with an anxiety condition.

    Phone: 03444 775 774 (Mon to Fri, 9.30am to 5.30pm)

    Website: www.anxietyuk.org.uk

  • Was I Even Raped? Was It My Fault? Help me

    I want to share my story as I’m trying to process what happened to me that night and that it wasn’t right and wasn’t my fault…

    I had a friend for 20 years, who I trusted dearly, we’d go to one another with problems etc. He’d been away for a while, so he said he’d come or over with wine. I’m a binge drinker so within 3 hours i had drank 1/2 a bottle of wine and.1/2 a.bottle of rum, maybe more. Once it hit I took myself to bed and phoned my partner, I can’t remember our phone call, but he said we was on the phone over two hours.

     I carried on drinking during this also, so god knows how much I had consumed by this point. I couldn’t open my eyes, I remember trying and everything was double. My cousin was here not drinking and was trying to feed me coffee via a straw, which I threw up all over her (lovely). She said I passed out shortly after this, she tried giving my friend the hint to go home and after nearly an hour of him just sat there she said she was going to bed. He got up then, went and brushed his teeth, switched all my plugs off and lights came in my room and shut the door, telling my cousin to knock on if she needed anything (I was still asleep and didn’t hear a thing)

    The next thing I remember is him telling me to come over, he started to kiss me I then go back out again and my next memory is him asking me where I keep my dog collars, the next thing I remember is being dragged back by force and then nothing. I was on my back the whole time. I then wake up to him I think, performing oral sex on me I remember looking down and thinking whats happening, but I was far too drunk to really respond to what was happening. I went back out and the next thing I remember is him having sex with me, then I got this conscious out of nowhere and told him to stop I’m seeing someone, I kind of remember him scrambling off my body and I just passed out again.

    I woke up confused with no knickers on but my bra and shirt on still done up. I was feeling guilty thinking I cheated on my partner and partly traumatized. My main concern for some reason at that time was my partner, someone else had sex with me.

    It was under a month ago and i’m hauted by these questions

    what if I did want it at the time? What if this is me being dramatic?

    what if he’s innocent?

    what if I led him on?

    I don’t know if this is normal. I spend my days trying to get memories back, then I get upset or confused. Can anyone advice me what to do, was I even raped?

  • What If He Tries To Rape Me Again?

    I think my relationship may be about to get abusive … it started when I stupidly did not discourage a male from being sexual with me over social media

    It was wrong of me and I know that.

    I stupidly allowed my PND and low self esteem to take the better of me in that situation

    My thought was

    “You’re fat and ugly, your partner thinks the same too”

    So when another male showed sexual interest I allowed it

    While I did encourage him, I didn’t discourage him either

    And that was wrong
    My partner found out..

    My partner

    My lover

    My saviour

    My BEST FRIEND
    He’s hurt. Of course he’s hurt and I have nobody to blame for that but me

    How could I ever hurt him like I have ?!

    How could I ever have been so fucking stupid???
    We spoke and I thought things were somewhat sorted between us

    I knew the trust would be hard to rebuild

    I know because he’s shattered my trust before

    More than once

    But that isn’t the point.
    He wanted to have sex in the utility room, I said no

    He pushed and pushed and forced his penis inside of me

    Without consent
    Is this rape?

    God knows I deserve it
    I got out of that situation unharmed, I went outside to avoid him for a while

    Came back, and he acted as though nothing had happened
    Cue bed that night, he again tried to initiate sex

    I complied, it’s the least I can do after betraying his trust

    The sex was rough, I didn’t enjoy it. But I allowed it to continue regardless

    Half hour after he finished he wanted to go again, again I complied
    It was this time when he strangled me, I couldn’t breathe.

    I justified it in my head “he’s upset, he wants to hurt me without actually hurting me”

     

    I mentioned it the day after

    He “didn’t realise he had done it”

    Ok, not to worry
    We spent the day together and had a good laugh,

    I hadn’t laughed like that in such a long time

    We had such a good day together as a family
    Again, back in bed that night he brought up my infidelity

    We spoke, I asked if he wanted to hit me, I felt like I deserved it.

    He was horrified I even suggested such a thing

    “Id never hit a woman, EVER”

    I apologised

    He again initiated sex

    He wanted anal, I refused

    That didn’t stop him

    He forced himself in me once again

    And despite my screams and crying he continued

    I tried to get away, he held me in place while he continued to force sex
    I again, thankfully managed to get away

    I ran, I was so distraught, I ran to the bathroom

    But there is no lock

    So, naked, scared and still crying I ran to my car

    I drove away

    I had nowhere to go. I’d left my phone so couldn’t ring anyone for help

    And stupidly, all I wanted was my partner. The man who was my everything
    But also the man who he caused me to be in this situation
    I returned home, he was looking for me

    “Are you ok?”

    NO, no I am not

    “You wanted me to hurt you”

    Not like that …

    he didn’t understand my point of view
    I returned to bed and put some clothes on

    What if he tries to rape me again?

    What if this is the start of an abusive relationship?

    Is this what I deserve?
    He acted like nothing happened. And went away to work in the morning

    Will tonight be better? Only time will tell?

    I know everyone will read this and think

    “Why stay?! Take your children and leave!”

    But I can’t, it isn’t who he is.

    He’s an amazing man, and my entire world

    Thankfully I can recognise that what has happened the last two nights is wrong

    If it continues, I’m gone.

    But for now. I’m hoping he will be the man I love

    The caring, affectionate man
    I’m hoping this is his way of getting his frustration out for what I’ve done to him

    I’m hoping this is the end