A 24-year-old South African woman, Busisiwe Mhlongo has been battling
depression and PSTD as a result of repeated sexual abuse by her uncle's
son. Taking to Facebook on November 22, Busisiwe, opened up for the
first time and narrated how her uncle's son had raped her vaginally and
anally from age 10, when she was in grade 4 to grade 6. She didn't tell
anyone because the young man threatened to kill her with Ratex (rat
poison)
Ever
since the incident, Busisiwe had been struggling mentally and
emotionally and tried to take her own life several times. Read her story
as she shared on Facebook below. Some of my family members will be
shocked but hey I am tired of keeping this secret because it is making
me to be sick but here it goes My Name is Busisiwe Mhlongo and I am 24
years old... born in 1994/09/18 ♥... in 2004 I was staying at my Uncles
house in Harding,KZN..his First born son (we call him Sphamo) who was
17/18 years at that time would call me to his room and rape me (I was 10
years old).. this started when I doing grade 4 until I was doing grade
6, around June because that’s when I had my periods for the first time
but he did Rape me Vaginally and anally. he did a lot of things that I
wouldn’t like to re-iterate here.. I stayed with someone who sexually
abused me and I didn’t tell anyone because he said he was going to kill
me with Ratex. I kept that secret until this year cause I was struggling
mentally and emotionally, Back in February I attempted to commit
suicide, overdosed pills-in April I overdosed pills again- In June I
starved myself hoping to die- in August I overdosed pills again- in
September I attempted to jump out my Res but the security saw me and I
couldn’t cause he said Jump I will catch you- in October I started
cutting myself from my hand to my elbow and if I feel like the razor
isn’t sharp enough I would get another one- I did it until it was beyond
my control and I was admitted and of course Psychiatry Ward was my
ward,stayed there for weeks and was diagnosed with depression and
PSTD....Generally if you know me- I am a Happy person and I love
everything about everyone, to be diagnosed with depression was heavy for
me and the medication is just too much. My mom and my other family
members are aware of this now that have done drastic things. I have
never got a call from my cousin say he is sorry. What he did to me was
damaging physically, emotionally and sexually. He robbed me my childhood
and virginity, I will never be able to know what it’s like to be a
child because of the things he did to me, he used a baby oil so that his
penis would go in, he would put baby inside me so I can be “wet for
him”. He did it for 3 years and he was never satisfied. I have been
struggling to even wake up in the morning and eat, let alone to trust a
man, I am struggling to believe that I will be fine because depression
is not a fly by night thing I am living with depression and
PSTD............. I have lost everything you can think of and if I win
this battle - it’s game over for my cousin! I am coming for everything
and I know this wil be a lot of drama but I am not going to protect a
rapist...
