A question about talking to friends about horrific events in your childhood.?!

i think that the first step to healing is opening up and making the problem a realistic thing!. i no i have in the past keep things to myself and there for i am able to pretend that they arnt real and diddnt happen, by saying things, especialy painful things out loud you are having to accept the fact that it has happened, but also that it is in the past!. your friend may indeed distance themselfs for a while from you but in coming out with your own past you may also help them in talking about there past and giving them the courage to seek help from a professional if needed!. this might also help them to realise that they are not alone!. this may actually bring you closer together as friends knowing that you both are able to connect with each other on something that alot of other people couldnt understand!.
i think you should do what you feel is right !. but everybody needs someone to talk to!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

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I experienced something similar!. Well I had a nasty childhood in the same respect and I had never discussed it with anyone face to face!. But one day me and my best friend were just talking about some unpleasant experiences like her dad's near death incident and stuff and she told me that she was abused as a kid!. Hearing that gave me the courage to discuss it for the first time with anyone, which lifted a weight off of me!. We both talked about it and cried and it brought us closer together as friends!.
I think that if you suspect anyone of having a troublesome childhood, you should encourage them to talk about it and confide in you!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

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If it is someone that you trust you can talk to them about it!. Any form of abuse in childhood is horrendous, but a lot of us have suffered from it in one form or the other!. It's only by talking about it and making it seem less horrendous that you can accept your past and move on from it and have a happy life!. Talking to friends you can trust is invaluable!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

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I actually had a really good friend that told me she had been molested by her father's friend when she was younger and that her ex (a guy I kind of knew) had raped her!. It was tough for her to tell me!. I understood that it was a huge deal and was there for her!. It didn't make things weird between us at all!. She choose to tell me because she knew that I wouldn't judge her!. We actually stayed close friends until I moved pretty far away!.

Now, I don't think it's a good idea to tell just anyone if you aren't comfortable with it!. Also, I know it's hard to hear about these things!. It's definitely not for everyone but if you can lend an ear to your friend, you are doing a wonderful thing for them!. As hard as it might be hearing some of the horrible things, it was 100 times harder to live through them!. Having someone know what happened can bring that person a little peace of mind!. It really all depends on the relationship you have with the person!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

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i would think that it might trigger some things but it might the best way to find out is to just talk about it and see what happens and maybe if it does trigger something then you just stick it through and help them through it whic!.h im sure you were planning on doing anyways!.!.good luck!.!.i dont think this stuff is too much to handle i think they way people get over things is to talk about them that is what i did when i was growing up and went througha traumatic event!.!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

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when you find someone who has gone through the same experience as you, its like a relief
they know exactly what youve been through and what you're feeling
i think it might be good for you to talk to your friends but i dun really know the situation
hope everything works out:)Www@Answer-Health@Com

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