I COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND BECAUSE IM A TEENAGER MYSELF AND THIS HAS JUST RECENTLY HAPPENED TO ME ALSO.I KNOW HOW YOU FEEL WHEN YOU SAY YOU CAN'T MAKE IT AND YOUR CONFUSED AND YOU REALLY DON'T FEEL AS THOUGH YOUR COUNSELOR HELPED MUCH! YOU ONLY WENT TO YOUR COUNSELOR BECAUSE YOUR MOTHER MADE YOU, SO FROM THAT POINT ON IF YOU TRULY WEREN'T READY TO TALK AND FILE CHARGES AGAINST THE GUY WHO THREATENED YOU THEN YOU WOULDN'T GAIN ANYTHING POSITIVE OUT OF THAT EXPERIENCE ANYWAYS. THIS THING THAT WE BOTH ARE GOING THROUGH IT'S DEFINETLY HARD TRYING TO COPE WITH IT AND TRY TO LIVE AN EVERYDAYLIFE, I JUST REALLY WANTED TO THANK YOU BECAUSE READING YOUR STORY (AND IT'S JUST ONE OUT OF FOUR) WOW!!!! TRULY GAVE ME HOPE! I'LL DEFINETLY PRAY FOR YOU!!!! YOUR WAY IN CANADA AND IM IN MICHIGAN....SO THANKS AND ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT GOD WILL NEVER PUT ANYTHING ON YOU THAT YOU CAN'T HANDLE! JUST HAVE FAITH AND KNOW THAT THIS DIDN'T BREAK YOU, THE DEVIL TRIED BUT HE DIDN'T SUCCEED! YOU ARE STRONG, LOOK AT YOURSELF, YOU JUST TOLD MILLIONS OF READERS YOUR STORY, IM SO VERY PROUD OF YOU FOR DOING THAT, JUST TAKE IT ONE DAY AT A TIME AND I PROMISE YOU THAT ONE DAY YOU'LL BE ABLE TO GET PAST THIS! I WOULD'T TELL YOU ANYTHING THAT I DON'T PERSONALLY BELIEVE IN FOR MYSELF!!!! GOOD LUCK AND I'LL KEEP YOU IN MY PRAYERS...
Aug 05, 2009 Rating
There is something you can do! by: Destinee Snuffer
IDK if your a christian or what but the one most important thing you can do is pray to God to help you. I know your probably thinking...if God really loved me why would he let this happen to me?....I went through that phase too...
My mom died then my dad died then I was raped by a guy I was talking to, then my uncle malested me...Trust me girl I have been through the whole why me thing. I believe that everything happens for a reason and You will encounter someone that you can share your story with and it will help them get through something. I know it sucks really bad that it had to happen to you but your experience will help someone that is either going through it or you will help prevent it from happening to them.
If you want to talk some more or just want to hear some encouraging things my email is destineemarie09@aol.com
BE STRONG AND KEEP YOUR FAITH IN GOD.
1st Timothy 4:12...
Read that verse it was very encouraging to me...
Apr 20, 2009 Rating
STRENGTH by: amie
Oh Dear,
I am 27 years old quite bit of difference from you... However i have been in similar sitiations. It sucks... Some days are a lot better than others and you feel like you can make it and then their are days when you just want to curl and let everything fade away. When something first happened to me i was 6 years old. i never told anyone until i was 25. One day, I told someone and she encouraged me to find help but she didn't just send me to any counselor she sent me to someone who she knew could help me.... It was really hard.... I felt like i was riding a bull.... but i had to hold on... letting go means defeat...
I encourage you to find someone to help you through. I know it maybe hard but i believe in your strength.
If you need someone to talk to my email is amie231@yahoo.com
Mar 31, 2009 Rating
TO THE SURVIVER by: Anonymous
sorry for what happend to you. I don't know what i would do if i were you.I also am around your age i just turned 16 and if i had to go through what you did i don't think i'd survive. AS for when you said you went to the police and it made you feel WORST, everytime you think of how much scared you are that you filed that report just think of the women that you have saved by telling your story and if your attacker was to be caugh because of your report, you have done a GREAT thing......so i have the most empathy for you and truely sorry that our society couldn't be much safer for situations as this..
