Jordan 16  When I was about 2 years old my mother died and it was just me and my dad he loved me very much and never did anything to hurt me but when I turned 5 he ...

Terri, 42, United States  I've visited this site but never before had the guts to tell any of my stories. I only do so now because I'm desperate for advice. When I was in junior ...

Joanna 18 yrs India  i was six when i was forced to have sexual intercourse with my maids boyfriend. my parents were both working at that time and we had a maid who used to ...

Zoe 28 USA  I would say Im just coming to terms with the fact that I was even abused. Even as I'm writing this that part inside of me is screaming, "shut up! you weren'...

Andie,15, USA  Well, I guess I'll start at the beginning. I never really met my dad till I was 3 because he was gone in the military and had an extensive background ...

Jasmine, 14, new zealand  Ever since the day I can remember I have been, hit, kicked, punched, called names, sworn at and told I am not wanted.

I moved from a school north of ...

Derek age 42 USA  I was born to teenage hippies in 1969. My biological father said he was more of a beatnik but to me, tomatoes tomahtoes. They married shortly before I ...

Jenna, 14 USA  I didn't know what was happening wasn't normal until around 6th grade. My parents hit me, and on occasion, beat me. Adding on to that, i also suffer from ...

Abby, 22, united sates  I think I was 3 or 3 1/2 years old when this started. I had to go live with my uncle larry at a young age because my mom had severe mental problems (I ...

Mia ,15, Canada  It is very hard for me to be writing this right but I feel like It's important for other to feel like they're not alone.

So here's my story

I ...

Brenden 16 America  Since i was 7 when my "dad" adopted me, he has abused me in every way you could possibly think of. The first time he ever raped me i thought it was normal ...

John, 44, US  My name is John and I'm 44 years old. I recently tried to kill myself.

I'm not going to tell you how because it was apparently one of the most effective ...

Bobby 28 usa  Ok where to start? I don't know how to really go about this. I have shared some of my story, but never a whole lot, so I guess I can post a little here ...

Shauneen, 20, Ireland  Hi,

I don't know where to start. I suppose I should say that I am currently in counselling at the moment for issues with anger and depression. It's ...

Anna-bell 14 nunavut  we where living in Yellowknife alotta years ago there was me my little brother who is now 10 and my younger sister who is now 12 i was like maybe 7-8 years ...

Tanya, 17, USA  I apologize, my story is kind of long, so thank you for taking the time to read it.

I was never wanted, not even as a child. My so called mother brought ...

Sasha, 26, USA  Well, Im 26 now but my abuse has been going on since I could remember. Im the youngest of 3. My mother has always been so attached to her church that she ...

John 76 USA  I suffered physical and mental abuse most of my life. It started when I was about 6 or 7 years of age. I was the oldest of 5 boys and no sisters.

I ...

Tami, 48, US  I have been telling my "Story" since I was 21, trying to get Anyone to Listen. It was met with coldness and I stopped. The look of disbelief was always ...

Jess, 16, USA  Hello I don't know what to call it abuse, rape or what. When I was seven I was home laying in bed in one of my daddy's t-shirts.

Then, I want to say ...

Rachel, 31, England  Years passed and the same relationship with my mum continued, cold, not loved, putting me down until i was totally and absolutely afraid of her, i was ...

Lianna, U.S.A  This is my story and it's still going on.

My name is Lianna, and I've just turned 13. I'm sorry I had to lie about my age but I want my story to be ...

Duane, 31, USA  I am not sure if my story was bad enough to be consider abusive. I'll let you guys determine that. I will say it had a profound impact on me.

I am not ...

I still love my mother even though she hurt me  I was born into a bad situation. When I was born I never knew why I did not grow up with my mother between birth and 5 years old.

To find out my ...

jeremy 37 slc ut   My parents divorced when I was 9 years old. A couple of months later I moved in with my dad. I got a job delivering newspapers in the new neighborhood....

mehgan 14 America  Well, this could possibly inspire someone, even though I'm only 14, and am still physically and emotionally abused. My mom, too often, makes me bruise ...

Hannah,14,U.S.A.  Hi. My story will be long but plz listen to it. my daddy will be home soon. Thank you so much whoever put up this website because i have wanted to tell ...

Trista 28 united states  Well I don't really know that this would be considered child abuse, but when I was growing up I felt like I was never loved as a child.

My parents ...

Paul-37-USA 
My father was both physically and emotionally abusive. I can not actually remember how old I was when it started, maybe younger than I can remember.

He ...

Ann, 29, UK  It has been fourteen years now. Fourteen years since I was abused.

I was working in a pantomime group as a stage hand. I came from a poor background ...

Danielle, 14, UK  Since i was a little girl, about 7 or 8, my parents always used to hit me. It happened at least once a week, sometimes 2 or 3 times. I thought it was my ...

Tina, 45, U.S.  My mother called me a "weak pathetic, stupid b*" more often than my name & slapped me, scratched me till my arms bled, hit me with chords, shoes, hair ...

Madison,13 US  When I was 4, I was molested by the son of the daycare I went to, there were other kids he did it to also. I've only shared this with two of my closest ...

Malathi, 38, India  Hi, just a few days back going thru another website i realised that i have been thru the same thinks as a child - SEXUALLY ABUSED and that the reason my ...

Jealous Mother  I hated my mother from birth. I was an "accident" according to my father. My mother and I never bonded. She hated me for being born and hated to even ...

Madison, 18, USA  It took me a really long time to spill the beans about my abuse. When it was actually happening I had no idea that is was sexual abuse. I had no idea the ...

Charles 58 USA  My name is Charles Dudrey the author of “Hell on Church Street” My story begins ten years before my birth with the life of my mother during the close of ...

Chelsea, 18, united states  When i was growing up, my mother started dating someone whom i didnt get get along with. Athough i didnt like hime, things seemed fine. that is until he ...

Cat, 18, USA  My step-father never did anything to me until I hit puberty. I would always catch him staring at me, and for many years I would wear baggy clothes to hide ...

SoulWriter88, 39, female, Canada  Hi there. I am a survivor of abuse. I feel it is time to share my story with others with the intent that it may help someone in their own healing journey....

sonnsearray johnson  well when i was born my dad was in and out of my life he never really was there for me and my mom but my dad was a violent alcholic and when he would ...

Rachel, California, 37 y/o  My mom hated me ever since I can remember. She accused me of things I never did. She taught my brothers and sisters to hate me too. I have always been ...

Julie 27 US  My name is Julie and I was abused when I was a child by my dad. I just relized this completly when I started seeking God and preying to him. I new I was ...

Amanda, United States, 17 years old  My Story About My Life

My name is Amanda. I’m 17 years old and in the eleventh grade.

My biological mom left me, my sister, and my brother when ...

Carol, 18, US  Even before I ran away, I knew no one would believe me. I knew no one would believe me about my dad. To think , it actually had to come to this. I'm here ...

Jamie, 19, USA  Right. So my experiences are perhaps not as intense as other folks who've shared on this site...and I in no way want to devalue their stories or ...

caroline 34 Ireland  How can I start if I am still trying to figure out everything myself. I have always been emotionally excluded and never made feel part of the family and ...

Fred, 28, USA  My story begins with what started off as a normal day of winter vacation. Please forgive me if this is graphic, but I MUST tell what happened as it happened....

MsTish!  Hello World...My name is MsTish! and I would like for my fellow industry friends to help me get this story of abandonment-adoption-abuse- and successout ...

Diane 44 USA  I really don't know where to begin but I feel a strong need to say something and I am not even sure it was abuse, but I am pretty sure is wasn't a normal ...

Emmet, 15, United States.  This is abuse. I know that much. I was 6-8 years old, and it happened with my cousins... and my siblings... which makes me wonder if everyones gone through ...