
Yes it changes how you think so much, even outside of sexual situations. I’m twenty years old and it’s been fifteen years since it happened and I’m still having to forcibly remind myself that if something hurts, I can stop. I don’t have to continue on and wait for my body to adjust to the pain and block it, I can stop that thing, be it sexual or even just something like showering with the water too hot
It’s okay You’re in a safe space. I’m sorry that happened to you. 💕 Autism, mental health, etc., aren’t an excuse to hurt someone. They’re more than able to understand when they’re hurting someone. And the fact that ppl are enabling it is even more scary and says a lot about them.
thank you 🥹 it also sucks bc she’s a big reason that i don’t have many memories from around the age that it happened. but my dad has also told me stories (that i don’t remember) of her literally hurting me (pinching me, stepping on my feet, pulling my hair (HARD), etc) when we were with the whole family and everyone was yelling at me for screaming/crying/being upset. but absolutely zero consequences for her.
I haven’t figured out how to explain that my bf yet, that maybe I’d be fine with going further than kissing, but I have no idea where my limits are or if I’ll stop myself or him when we find them. Which is 90% of the reason we haven’t gone further, because I genuinely have no idea how to communicate that in a way that shows I do trust him, I just don’t trust myself