I think I may have been molested as a very young child

[AngelinaRamirez]

I think i may have been molested as a child because i started masterbating and getting aroused at a very young age.Like 6 years old.But i have no memory of being molested.I remember when my parents went to bed at night, i would sneak out of my room...creep downstairs and turn on the tv.I would watch really inappropriate shows that i remember aroused me.Do you think thats the reason why i started masterbating young?I remember when i was young i felt ashamed of it and knew it was sexual but my parents never knew.I remember i always used to worry about them catching me for some reason. I'm not sure and i'm really worried.I'v been so stressed out about this that i decided to talk to my parents about this and they said i was a very happy child and that i never showed any signs of a child thats been molested.I did'nt tell them about the masterbation part because that would be so embaressing but i just  told them that i don't remember much of my childhood and asked them if thats because i was molested.I suffer from OCD so i think thats why this is driving me crazy.Is it normal for a child to get aroused and masterbate at a young age? this is driving me crazy.I'm 15 now and i'm finding it really hard to study at school because of this worry.

I also remember my parents were very over-protective of me and they always used to tell me that i could talk to them about anything.They said that i was a very happy child and never showed any bad signs.my father studied in Psychology  so would'nt he have noticed if something bad happened to me?

please help, this worry is really depressing me.
thank you.

[heatherlynn22]

this post is from last year...i really doubt the op still checks it.

[Starlite09]

It's very normal to explore down there when you're young. Hell you're only discovering your own body. When i was young i was constantly asking why my brother had a penis and i didn't. It's just interesting to kids to play and figure it out.
I myself was abused and molested as a child by someone close to me. I however have the recollections and memories of it. I can't help thinking your fears may be unfounded and that you're torturing yourself trying to think of something that may not have happened.
My advise is to seek help and speak about it so you can set it clear in your head, but don't torture yourself over it. Hopefully it never did happen to you and in the case that it may have, be thankful that you don't remember it and it can't affect you. Also don't orture yourself because you were a curious child - that's all it was, curiousity about your body.

[gagootza]

i'm 61 years old  and back when i was young the girls were the last thing on my mind and sex wasn't so open as it is now days,back then sex was forbidden to talk about.it was always kept very private.now days the women practically walk up to the men and ask them out.the generation today is far different than before.the women were flat chested and had no butt.today its hard to tell their age because they have developed so quickly.no idon't think you were mllested.sex is so out in the open now days the male and female are starting to feel sexually oreinted very young.thats not a good thing.b elieve me if you were milested at a young age you would remember

[PromisedLand]

I have 2 stepdaughters (23 and 19) who were abused by their "father" at about the age you describe.  I don't know what took place in their private lives after that and I have never asked and never will..they discuss it with me on occasion but I leave it to them to bring up. (I've been in their lives for 10 years).

You said your parents were protective of you...that is wonderful...that is the job of a parent, particularly when it comes to daughters because there are so many evil men (and some women) who take every advantage they can of young girls..

Have you talked to your parents about this?  I know it's difficult but you might try to do so...they are still protective of you..heck, I'm protective of my (step) daughters and look how old they are...I would KILL anyone who hurt them....

talk to your parents...see if you can find a counselor to talk to about your feelings...be careful...find a counselor that will listen and not force you into concluding you were abused, if you understand what I mean...

You're a young woman and now is the time to get this resolved...keep posting here as I'm sure there are others with thoughts and opinions..have you been to the abuse topic on this board?

May God bless you
Jim

[AngelinaRamirez]

I know it's normal to explore at a young age.But is it normal to get aroused by adult shows or hearing about sexual things at such a young age? I remember when i was 6 my best friend would come into school everyday talking about sexual stuff she caught her parents doing and hearing about that stuff aroused me at such a young age.i know i sound like a freak but i really need to get to the bottom of this worry.I don't have any memory of being abused though and like i said my parents were VERY protective of me.The only person that they would let mind me when they went out was my grandmother who is like a best friend to me.I'v wrecked my brain and i can't think of anyone who would have molested me.This is just so confusing for me.

[SeriousSam]

Some kids are just "preocious".  I would guess you weren'y molested just that it was enjoyable to you. Some kids are like that.