Im doing this for me because I’ve never really talked about it and I don’t really know how to. It happened in either August or early September of 2006. I don’t remember exactly when but I know I got out of the hospital on my 18th birthday (September 25, 2006).
Im not sure it’s needed but I put the NSFW cuz it may end up being gruesome or potentially triggering for someone with PTSD.
thank you all for asking questions and saying kind things. it has been helpful to talk about it. much love to you all
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What did you do?
How did you feel looking at yourself for the “first time” again?
Do you have pictures? Before, after, and of the injuries?
how long was it hard to eat for
How did it happen?
I’m so sorry to hear you’ve had to endure this, I hope you are doing as well nowadays as one can after experiencieng that 🥺
Where were you when got stomped? What where the overall circumstances leading to you getting stomped?
Are the reconstructions done for now?
Sorry this happens to you. Do you know what was the motive? What punishment did the perpetrators receive?
How do you feel? Do you have mental support? Do you still take medication?
Did they do a good job? The surgeons, not the stompers. Would you know you’d had major work done?
Have you gotten therapy?
im sorry this happenned to you, what a coincidence i was born the 25th of september 2006
how are you doing today several years after it happened ?
Do you think the experience changed you or your views on physical appearance?
I’ve seen this happen to someone outside a nightclub in Ireland in the 90’s and the person was never the same mentally afterwards.
He wasn’t badly scarred physically but mentally dulled forever.
He was always a “blaggard” a trouble maker, always found a scrap somewhere and everyone just put it down to fate.
Do you think you looked for it or where you just unlucky?
What was the recovery process like?
What happened to the people who stomped your face? Did you at least some financial restitution?
Were the perpetrators prosecuted?
When someone meets you for the first time, do they even notice that something is different about how you look? Also, is this incident something that you bring up with people when you first meet them?
Were there any repercussions for the people? Did you ever think about revenge in any way? If that were me as soon as I was healed there would be a few less people on this earth
Sorry to hear about this. I don’t have a question but I was randomly attacked in London by a gang about 15 years ago and woke up in hospital with very little memory of the attack, just vague impressions. I also suffered nerve damage in my face and to this day have numbness above the right eye, have scarring.
I think being a man there was always a slight sense of shame about what happened. There was awkwardness and I never shook the sense I wasn’t in some way responsible. Work were really unsupportive, the police were terrible and even friends didn’t really know exactly what to say.
It’s been 15 years and I’ve never really confronted that night and have a lot of trauma as a result, even though I remember very little about it.
I really hope you deal with it better than I did and get the support you need
Did the stompers ever end up getting revenge on the guy they actually meant to stomp? And have you interacted with any of them since?
Is the reconstruction successful? Is your current appearance far from the previous?
What went through your mind when it happened?
im so sorryyyyyy plz are you alright mentally do you need emergency chiken nuggies and emotional support cuddles? •m•
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Why did they do it? Do you look like how you looked before? Also hope you’re ok!
Did they do the reconstructive surgery immediately after the injury? How long did it take for you to heal up and for the swelling to go down?
Not asking anything just sending you good vibes and praying for your mental healing. ❤️🩹
Are you better looking?
I am so sorry this happened to you. It’s a lot to work through for sure – the trauma – the betrayal – and still seeing the ones who did it – and even though your friends don’t know what those people did to you – to hear your friends say they think the people who assaulted you are great – that has to really hurt. I am so sorry.
I commend you for speaking out about your experience. Even talking about it in this forum can be healing. ❤️🩹 I really do hope you find support in your community- individual therapy or I don’t know if there is group therapy for victims of brutal crimes. You need to be supported and to feel supported. You deserve support.
Regarding the friend who won the fight, how do they feel know you got mistaken for them and beaten up because of it?
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Reading through your answers, you sound very insightful and kind. Sounds like you’ve evolved a lot over the last 20 years.
Are you married? Single? Do you want kids?
I’m sorry to hear this, but after the surgery, it’s a new life!
Did you ever think/plan on hurting them or taking revenge in other ways?