#744 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,3,4,5,7,8
I used to live with legal guardian parents Michael and Judy and their two kids, and I only stayed with them because they lived in the area where the school…
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Legend for Consequences Suffered (CS):
- Inappropriate shame and guilt
- Childhood self-loathing
- Adulthood self-loathing
- Normalizing children to sexual questions by adult men. (Grooming)
- Sexual abuse. (Pedophilia)
- Impaired sexual relations after marriage.
- Years of recovery from childhood shaming. Often lasting decades.
- Suicide Ideation
- Attempted Suicide
- Suicide of a loved one or friend.
#743 Name Hidden. CS: 1,3,6,8
When I was sixteen, I had a boyfriend. He was handsome, funny, and smart. He was a gentleman, always opening doors and carrying things for me. He was investigating the…
#742 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,3,4,6,7. Other: Severe Clinical Depression
As the only member in my family, I’ve fought hard to carve a path for myself in this church. As a 15 year old new member I had already experienced…
#741 Arlene C. CS: 1,2,3,4,7,8
I debated for many months whether or not to share my story. It is not as bad as many of the early stories that I read that broke my heart.…
#740 Name Withheld. CS: 3,8
This story is not about me but about a close friend. This friend suffered from anorexia for their entire life, after many years of fighting this battle, they finally turned…
#739 Mandy L. CS: 1,2,3,4,7,8. Other: Inability to form secure romantic relationships
I was something of a perfectionist as a child with a strong desire to please God and my family. My youthful guilt dwelled on typical experiences, amounting to no more…
#738 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,3,7
Incentivize me to lie. Teach me to hate myself. When in my teens, I was asked if and how often I would masturbate. As a young kid, I didn’t have…
#737 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,3,7,8
When I 14 years old my mom caught me looking at pornography. Because of this my parents made me meet with our Bishop. I did not feel comfortable doing this…
#736 Name Hidden. CS: 1,4
During an interview with a bishop (approximately 14 years old), I was asked if I “practiced self abuse”. I had no idea what that even meant. I remember talking about…
#735 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,3,5,6,7,8,9
I’ve been wanting to share with you my experience with the baptismal interview I had at the age of 10. I was currently being sexually abused by a close family…
#734 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,3,6
When I was a teenager, my bishop asked me if I was involved in masturbation. I had no idea what that meant. He explained it to me in detail. At…
#733 Name Withheld. CS: 1,2,3,4,6
I was made to feel I was the ONLY ONE of all the deacons, teachers & priests who had ever masturbated. My bishop scheduled interviews without my parents’ knowledge, and…
#732 Name Hidden. CS: 1,3,6,7,10
When I was 16, I had sex with my boy friend, my bishop at the time told me that no worthy return missionary would ever have me. DEVASTATING my world!…
#731 Kristine D.K. CS: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10. Other: PTSD, anxiety, persistent nightmares
Around my eighth birthday I was excited to be baptized. The plan was my father would baptize me. Both he and my grandfather would be there on Sunday for confirmation.…
#730 Name Hidden. CS: 1,3,6
I joined the church as a 21-year-old woman who had been sexually active prior to joining. After my baptism I struggled with masturbation. I went to my YSA branch president…
#729 Name Hidden. CS: 1,4,6,7
When I was 13 or 14 years old, I was asked by my bishop if I had ever masturbated. I felt a terrible sense of shame, because I had masturbated.…
#728 Sarah R. CS: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10
I am a convert. I was born and raised into a catholic family on both sides. I was introduced to the church at 15 and soon desired to be affiliated…
#727 Tara T. CS: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10. Other: Eating disorder for 15 years, postpartum anxiety and depression
My story is difficult for many to believe, but I have spent many years healing and finding evidence to validate to myself that it is true and many of my…
#726 Name Withheld. CS: 1,2,5,7
I was abused by my stepdad during my teen years. Im not sure of the callings at the time but he had been Elders QP, on the branch presidency etc.…
#725 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,3,4
I was 15. I had just moved across the country and had been struggling to adjust. I turned to the gospel with faith for support during this challenging time. I…