- Date posted
- 2y
Taboo - Childhood Memory Guilt Please Help
So this post is hard to write but I feel alone rn. I suddenly had a memory of when I was a kid (8 years old maybe, maybe 9) and my brother and I decided to experiment and touch each other’s butts. He is 3 years younger than me - I think we knew at the time that was wrong because it was when our parents weren’t around. I don’t remember much else other than that occurrence and not another one after that. When I was younger, other kids (friends, cousins, etc.) experimented with me in similar ways (all innocent of just looking or touching body parts). But now I feel extreme guilt for these memories. I know we were children and didn’t have a real understanding of what sex was, but it makes me nervous if there is a memory I’m forgetting or something. I only have the one memory with my brother but what if there is more? I know children experimenting is considered very normal since they are learning about the body, but has anyone else dealt with this guilt from it? I’m just worried I’m suppressing a memory and there’s something even worse that I forgot that happened with my brother. It’s all I can think about right now and I’m combing through my memories to check. And when I stop checking I immediately feel the need to check again to make sure I didn’t forget something. Any advice would be great.