My way to recovery.

August 12th, 2011

My name is Jenna. I’m not your average teen, you could say. This is basically just my past. 

I’m 14 years old. Young right? I know. I’ve always been the quiet one in my family, i never tell anyone about my problems. When i was 3-6 my oldest brother molested m .  I’ve never told anyone, i never will. my mom used to hit me and my three brothers. when i was 4 my parents broke up, when i was 7 i moved with my dad.  Things were okay after that, till i meet a boy named Alex when i was 12. I got into a relationship with him, i made a mistake, i cheated on his after 6 months of being with him. With a girl. That’s when the abuse started, yes, i was to blame, but not this badly. I stopped Alex from killing himself almost every week, things went well, we made it to one year 6 months..before i found out he cheated on me with my best friend.  i spent a year making up for what i did. i forgave him. Then ,on Jan. 3, 2011 Alex left me for another girl..my other beast friend, i was in school, i said i was gonna kill myself, i was brought to crises center. Where i spent 8 hours waiting to be brought to a mental hospital. That’s when my little secret was exposed.. I’ve been cutting myself since 5 Th grade.  No one knew till about 7 Th grade,i started telling my friends, but that awful day, Jan. 3rd was when every one found out. It’s currently July 22 nd. i haven’t cut in about a month. i’m starting to show my arms again.  Anyways, back to my story. When i got out of the hospital i got back with alex. He continued to cheat. Then, on may 9 th, just 14 days short of being with him for two years, he beat me in the girls bathroom. we broke up, and have been broken up. i was desprate, i dated a guy named raymond, he fucked me after three days taking my virginity. just to leave me two weeks later, well. this happened about two months ago. this, is my life.

 

 

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