Makes Sense!

I was sexually abused, daily by trusted family friend and a close neighbor, also a babysitter. It started when I as 3 and ended when I was 6, when we moved. I was still exposed to him on famly functions. I had no memeory of this untill I was 12 years old!

I couldn't tell anyone. I kept it all in. Since that I have developed severe back problems, stressful situations "goes straight" to my back and I get so weak, I can not walk. You can't tell I have health problems of any kind by looking at me. I take care of myself, I have a college degree in Marketing and I am involved with my church, taking missions trips to Africa and South America. I'm in my late 30's and we are back to the doctors trying to figure out what is causing me not to be able to walk and even talk at times. I can not even lift my hands above my waist when I have these "episodes". I believe it's nerverlated... seems like a mystery, but I know it's related to what has happened to me in my childhood and even early adulthood. Stess makes it worse, but I don't have to be stressed to have an "episode".

Well, my next appointment is in a month with the neurologist.. we'll see what they find, or will it still be a mystery after an other 20 years of pain and/or numbness..

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Child Abuse Raises Risk Of Illness In Adulthood

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