I have dated a married man for over 6 years, and I have been a prostitute when I had to survive.
I am broken physically spiritually and mentally. I am not salvageable
Please don’t take this the wrong way, I see how those things could cause you pain and I don’t want you to feel like I’m making light of that. But when I read that, my reaction was “Really? That’s all?” I mean, I’ve known people who I think very highly of who’ve done far worse at points in their past. So this idea that you’re unforgivable and unfit for anyone nice sounds like nonsense to me.
Like you said, you did it to survive. Says nothing about you as a person, all it means is that you were in a shitty shitty situation. If having been in that position causes you pain, that seems natural and like something you should work through, maybe in therapy. But the guilt you seem to feel over it is uncalled for.
As for the married guy; okay yeah, maybe not the best thing to do, but definitely forgivable. I mean, there are
a lot of people out there who’ve made some really questionable choices because of the need for companionship. I hope to god we’re not all judged as harshly as you’re judging yourself.
You may feel broken, and I’m sorry you have to feel that way, but there is nothing unsalvageable about you.