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user-inactivated  ·  3794 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Ask Hubski: what's your baggage?

I was sexually assaulted about 4 months ago and haven't exactly gotten over it at this point. Due to that I've tried to stay away from making any lasting relationships because every once in a while I'll end up breaking down. That's most of my personal baggage, but it's caused me a lot more mental and emotional issues than anything else, and I have trouble trusting people. I've thought about seeing a therapist more than once, but have been procrastinating getting one once I feel a bit more confident about it just to break down once again.

It's a lot weirder to try to explain to people what happened since I'm a guy. I don't want to talk about it with just anyone, and if I do open up about it most just assume I can deal with it easily. That's pretty much my baggage at the moment, I've been pretty unstable emotionally and it's been problematic for all relationships afterwards, friendly or romantic.