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Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2009 11:04 pm
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I've thought a lot about healing from an abuse I recieved as a child from a 'trusted' person, and how it has affected me. I know that there are others, that I am not alone, and after looking through the 25 pages of topics here in ATG, I saw no thread regarding healing. I've been through the book, "The Courage To Heal Workbook", and the book "The Courage to Heal" in therapy a number of years ago, and I was wondering if there are other survivors of molestation and/or other sexual attacks that might be willing to share their story(s) to help others to know they are not alone. It's my hope that maybe, just maybe, someone that thinks they are the only one will learn that they too are not alone, that there is hope and healing for all, gals and guys alike. What about you?
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Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2009 9:54 am
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Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2009 2:56 pm
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Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2009 11:29 am
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Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2009 1:27 am
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Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2009 1:59 am
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Taeryyn You are very, very brave. I don't doubt that it took a lot of courage to open up about yourself in this way, and I think you should be really proud of yourself.
Kudos, really. 3nodding It's also good to know that you've found hope and healing. I'm really happy for you.
Thanks. I'm not so sure how brave I am; I wanted to reach out for others. When I had to be hospitalized for severe depression over that issue and a few others, I learned that I am no longer a victim, I am a survivor. That took a while to learn to believe it, but I did learn. During group one time in the hospital, we were taught to raise an arm out from the body parallel to the ground, fist to the sky, and yell NOT ANY MORE! When asked if we would allow such abuse to happen to us or others, we yelled NOT ANY MORE. That was our battle-cry. It's been almost 11 years since then, when I went to the hospital at 14, and many of our group have stayed in touch, and you can bet if there are two or more of us around, we will sound the battle cry NOT ANY MORE!
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Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2009 2:15 am
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TeDdY_bEcHiA16 Yeah, true the worst thing would be to close up and donĀ“t let anyone in. I did it for a while till I saw that not anybody is the same. And that there are friends that could really understand me without wanting me to become depressive or something like that.
Yeah, bottling it up so no one else can see is a very real and painful way to live. Dad thought I was over it, until 4 years after it happened. I started to injure myself, until I got very close to the ultimate self harm. Bless dad, he knew I was introuble, and he asked me if i was thinking of suicide. I could never lie to dad (or anyone else for that matter), and told him yes. He then told me what was going to happen, and helped me pack a small suitcase, and drove me to the hospital himself. Once I was interviewd and staff determined that I needed to stay INside for a while (being IN means being in the psych unit), dad hugged me, and with all the strength he had, he drove away. Bless him, he had the courage to tell me what he was going to do, and was able to drive off, which is what i needed then. What I didn't know until much later is that dad drove around the corner where couldn't be seen by me, and pulled over and had a good cry. That's my dad.
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Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2009 10:33 am
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Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2009 11:23 pm
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Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2009 5:04 am
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Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2009 6:59 am
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Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2009 10:45 am
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Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2009 12:29 pm
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Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2009 9:54 pm
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Posted: Wed May 27, 2009 12:33 pm
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