Trust Issues
Morning
everyone, Ive not long woken up after falling sleeps around 5.30am. I
couldnt sleep as I had memories whizzing round my head. I shared some
with Patty,
thank goodness she was there to listen as I doubt I would have been
able to control the flashbacks, I read her some of my writings till she
fell asleep. I read through more till i fell asleep. Not much has
changed since I was a scared 15 yo girl, I have had ppls abuse my trust,
all women that i looked up to, I have bounced from relationship to
relationship looking fer love and trust. I have struggled with money and
debt since 2007. I still live in fear and I know I will till the day HE
dies. I have lots so many friends nd family as they havnt been able to
handle my self harm and emotional rollercoaster. I have been accused on
more than one occasion of attention seeking because I self harm and
apparantly I should have forgotten about what happened to me a long time
ago. I no longer ask why was I abused, for a good few years I have
asked why is this still effecting me?? why have I had so many ppls hurt
me and why the hell do I have such a hard time trusting ppls and push
ppls away?? the answer to that one I think is that I can no longer
handle any more emotional pain.
Reading my writing I remembered that Te my then boss when I was 15, I told her that what she suspected of happening was true. When I told her she was shaking with anger, She asked me if I had anywhere to to and my friend H who was with me at the time said I could stay at her place. Te told me to run to H's house. (one thing that baffles me is why didnt she offer me staying at her house, why didnt she call the police??) I carried on with my job once I was settled in foster care (if yas can call it settled) Te told me she would have to attend court as me telling her what I did made her a witness. At the last minute she decided she couldnt attend court so gave a written statement instead. Anyways I stayed at that pub till I was 19. In the end I got fired. I moved from being a pot wash to waitress to kitchen staff to bar girl to assistant manager. Te abused her trust in me, she made me think she was a mother figure, that I could tell her stuff, I didnt open up to her as much as I would have liked at the time, but in hindsite I am glad. She abused her position to make me feel guilty if I refused to werk a shift in kitchen, bar or restaurant. I was the youngest employee so I was the cheapest labour. I was popular with the regulars as I was chatty and friendly and I flirted with the guys. I was able to get drink easily which suited me as booze numbed my pain. The thing was when I was drunk I spoke my mind too easily. I will tell her partner what I thought of him (he used to beat on Te) I would sleep around as I had no self respect. I slept with some of the regular punters and this went down like a lead balloon. Wen I got with hubby she was more than pissed 'E is a good bloke, if you hurt him your in serious trouble' anyways in the end she fired me. My last paypacket was a bigger envelope than usual, It contained my wages up to date and 3 letters all of which were dated for the future and where written warnings. I cant remember the werds but I know they were something along the lines of 'your behaviour is not accetable, your mood changes are unaccectable, The way you speak to Pa (her partner) is not acceptable and you have been late ( I was late once and once only from the age of 15-19, This one time I was late lost me my job) If I thought about it I could have gone to the CAB and got help as she planned my dismissal and gave me all my written warnings at once, post dated. At the time I was hurt as my trust had been betrayed, Id lost my job and the person I saw as mother figure.
Fastforward to 2007 ish......
I get a job as a support worker for adults with Learning Disabilities, Working in a residentail home. The home manager is lovely. I find her awkward to be around at first but we slowly get to know one another. She opens up to me a bit, I open up to her a bit. Al, eventually has a meeting with De the assistant manager and Al tells her everything I have ever told her. She says it is because its company policy. That managers need to know about employees if it effects their work. I feel so betrayed and hurt that in the end I am forced to leave my job, which I had started to hate due to clashes with other staff member, due to my forever changing moods and Taz like behaviour.
Fast forward to 2009...
Things were becoming to tough for me, I was self harming again for the first time in about 4 years, I was hardly drinking but the inner pain I felt was immense. I was unhappy and crying out for help. I was getting counselling through my employer HCC I was entitled to 6 sessions. These I think did more harm than good, pandora's box had been opened, I had no way of controlling everything, I couldnt talk to E I was scared to. I was alone in a crowded room. My work performance was suffering, I could hardly concentrate on anything. I was seeing my GP on a weekly basis, I was refered to the CMHT and on the waiting list, I was on the list fer Portsmouth and Southamptons Rape crisis teams. I was on the waiting list for CISters and I was on the waiting list for someother organisations. Recieving letters back I was in for a minimum of a 9 month wait. I was going out of my mind, I was hurting so much, I couldnt do a thing, my temper was so short i was snap at the smallest of things, the loo roll being empty, the washing up not done etc... Enter Ar, she was a social worker, working with adults. She got me to open up, she got me to talk, she got me to write things down, she said I could text her when needed. (I did this 4 times and never got a quick reply) She was another mother figure. Well one day I get to work and she refuses to talk to me, My manager is in a meeting with her manager and I instantly know they are talking about me. I get called into the office, Apparantly Ar had spoken to my manager and wasnt happy about anything. Manager said I had misunderstood the relationship, it wasnt a friend ship but a colleague relationship. hang on a second sez I, if she wasnt a friend why would she say some of the things she did to me?? Manager said well you have the numbers of your colleagues, you talk with them and you go out with them. That doesnt make you friends. Just because she gave you her number doesnt mean you can contact her. Well this leaves me more than confused. I get referred to occupational health at the company HQ. I sit and wait fer it all. Anways, I am left alone in my team. They all know that I am hurting and in trouble but none offer much support except Ja, she understands and is helpful. I get talking to a lady in another dept, I will call her San. anyways San helps me and such, we talk via emails during the working day. I spend more time emailing my friends than I do doing my work. I am a mess, my self harming gets worse. I am more volotile and such. In the end I finally get an appt with OH and the lady there tells me to stop self harming and not to make friends with anyone in the company! I tell her its not as easy as that. I know that the whole thing was a waste of time and I feel even worse than I did before. In the end after being watched like a Hawk by my manager, half the team not talking to me and my 'friend' Ar and other social workers not talking to me makes my job almost impossible, I get signed off by my doctor for what ends up being 6 months or so. In the end I decide to jus quit the job and face factsthat I have to end up on benefits.
2013.....
I have several mother figures who I have found on FB, all of whom I love dearly. Some I can speak to about some things, others about other stuff. As I am writing this I realise I havnt spoken to any of them properly for a good 6 months or so. None of them contact me anymore, I actually feel very alone. I have so many good friends but none of whom I can talk to openly. Everyone says the same thing 'you can talk to me, I will listen, I wont judge you, I wont hurt you' well sorry gals but I cant trust you, I cant open up I cant, I know it will end the same as above. Ar said she would never hurt or betray me and look what I got!
The only thing I can do is write here, some ppls will read it, some ppls wont. to be honest I dont care who reads this bit anymore. I know I am loved by so many ppls but I have been hurt so many times that I cant bare the thought of it happening again. I know recently I have been distancing my self from everyone, except patty, she is the only one I really talk to now, Ive put all my eggs in one basket, they are easier to keep a hold of that lots of little ones. All I want is to be loved and understood and not betrayed. I want to trust people. I adore patty so much, she is the very air I breathe, but something is at the back of my head..... is this wonderful relationship a Te, Al or Ar?? I pray to the Gods that it isnt, I love her like i have loved no other. We talk all the time, we are hardly apart despite being split by the Atlantic. We even go to sleep together on skype!!!!
Please no one else hurt me, I cant handle anymore pain, let downs or betrayal
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