Were you abused as children?

MarCPatt · Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2004 7:24 pm Post subject: Were you abused as children?

I am just curious as to what percent of people suffering from SP were abused as children. I was physically, mentally, and sexually abused and am wondering if this may be the reason why I developed SP.

Jess333 · Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2004 2:48 am Post subject: Re: Were you abused as children?

Hey, you have to update your poll. You have to add an option Mentally and/physically, (they usually go hand in hand anyway)

I was never sexually abused, but mentall and physically yes so unfortunately, i can't answer your poll Very Happy

Jess333 · Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2004 2:53 am Post subject: Re: Were you abused as children?

MarcPatt"

Abuse is negative and wrong. This type of influence on you when you were a child most -likely had something to do with your learning to think and feel negative about yourself and life, which in turn causes anxiety and low self-esteem = "social phobia".

This type of influence can add a negative spin on EVERY THOUGHT that goes through yhour mind.

It takes retraining your brain to beat this and be happy and content with yourself and life.

Love,
Jess

MarCPatt · Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2004 5:07 pm Post subject: Sorry

I guess I forgot that some people may have to choose two options and not one or all. I do not know how I can go back and change my poll. Embarassed

Secret_Smile · Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2004 5:23 pm Post subject:

I was bullied.
Does that count? Question

MarCPatt · Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2004 5:44 pm Post subject: Any type of abuse counts.

I was also bullied when I was in the 6th grade. By that time in my life my parents had really broken me down to a bag of insecurity and fear; my parents were drug addicts and cared more about their drugs than anything on this earth. Bullies thrive on other’s weaknesses. Luckily for me this did not last more than a few months before I was taken away from my parents and placed in a foster home. Once in a safer place I told myself that I was not going to allow other children to beat me around. I started fighting back because I told myself that if they wanted to fight me, even if I did not win, I was not going to make it easy on them. Once bullies realized that I could also hurt them, they stopped messing with me.

I guess thinking back to those times, I realize that my insecurities started early in my life. They must have not been too bad though, because I do not remember having social phobia; I used to enjoy the company of sweet and nice people.

Being bullied probably falls in the physical and mental abuse choices in my poll. Most of the people that are bullied are physically and mentally abused by the bully.

Secret_Smile · Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2004 7:10 pm Post subject:

I was bullied at school and out of school from about the age of 6 till just recently (17 now).
I was the weird poor kid...no one ever likes the weird poor kid.

Nothing as severe as what you've written.
You got through that and thats amazing in itself.

Jess333 · Posted: Wed Feb 18, 2004 2:48 am Post subject: Re: Sorry

It's okay! Very Happy

Try another one! I would like to put my vote in! Maybe this might help..

Were you abused...

Physically/mentally? (you can probably be safe to lump these together considering they usually go hand in hand)
Sexually
all the above
None of the above