Has anyone ever had a traumatic experience as a kid that still affects you in your adult life?

[Wonderingguyy]

Trigger warning- Dead animals
When I was little, my dad took me to his friend’s farm, and told me to go explore while he chatted with his friend. I did go explore, and I eventually stumbled upon a large shed/warehouse looking building near the animal paddocks and I wasn’t sure what was inside, so I went in.

It ended up being a disgusting huge storage building for skinned animals, and meat storage and it even had some pens with alive pigs and their litters in it. There were whole skinned animals hanging from the ceilings and the smell was absolutely HORRIFIC. It reminded me of death, and was all echoey with the pigs screaming. I was super freaked out and tried to leave. The door was this ultra-security door which as a little boy, had no idea how to open.

I screamed and screamed for help.. but I one came. It was like something out of a horror movie.
Someone found me about 40minutes later and I got in trouble for ‘snooping around’

I have never been able to look at or handle raw meat since then, I just get so sick, and have even thrown up.. so I can’t ever cook it. I only eat meat if someone else has cooked it, or if it’s pre cooked.

Anyone else have experiences they’d like to share?

[petitedollbabee]

SA Trigger warning -


Molested when I was 7 by my sisters best friend. It didn’t effect me until I was raped (by someone else) when I was 14, and then I remembered what happened when I was 7, a memory that I had suppressed. So two types of trauma hit me at once. Sometimes I get triggered and the memories are brought back into my mind, but usually I’m fine as I have coping skills to get me through my triggers.

[Wonderingguyy]

Ugh that sucks I’m so sorry. It’s always helpful knowing some effective coping skills though

[sheikalana]

So many. Till this day it really disturbs me when people raise their voices.

[Mynameisbobby]

My mother and sister hated me because I'm a boy. My older sister beat me everyday and my mother just told me to stay away from her which was hard to do when my sister would come in my room in a rage saying I stole something from her bedroom which I never did. One time she beat kicking me on the floor then she stepped on my belly I thought I was going to die.

[Wonderingguyy]

That sucks man, hope you’re doing better now

[Mynameisbobby]

I am thank you 😊 My uncle adopted me when I was 13. I still have nightmares about my sister. She did end up going to prison for abusing me.

[Wonderingguyy]

Well that’s good, she got what she deserves!

[Mynameisbobby]

She did! My mother blamed me for her going to prison because I told my uncle what she was doing to me.

[jahaims]

Duh.