I recently found myself back here after a long hiatus. It was frozen in time: 2013. That made me sad. This has always been an important forum for us to use our voices, some for the first time, in a show of solidarity against our abusers who would see us silenced.

This is not a political post, but I need to share my experience of the past four ( Read more... )

Originally posted by drenshawtennant at Speechless.
Newspaper rang me to day for a comment on my brother's being accused of raping his two teenaged step-daughters ( Read more... )

This site has always been on my friends list but, seems no one posts to it from early 2013.  Shame cause it was a nice place to get some real help.

Was curious what anyone else checks it.


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I failed to respond to your comments before, and I'm truly sorry, I do find facing communication incredibly difficult, but I so regret now not having pushed myself hard enough to do so ( Read more... )

Hello ( Read more... )

No? Well... I'm just going to pretend there is, because otherwise... it's just not fair... I'm 41, and I've only recently begun to have memories of sexual abuse, though the symptoms I've had all my life seem to be indicative of it. I'm getting some help, but feel more and more lost and confused and have great difficulty even accepting what's ( Read more... )

Well...I have officially decided to do it. I don't want to be quiet anymore, about any of it. I was abused...and it was not my fault. I have no shame of what happened...I was a kid. Just a kid ( Read more... )

Happy Thanksgiving ( Read more... )

Anyone still here? I've been gone for a couple years.

My pain may sound small. With that said, I recently joined the group and feel I should let you intrude on my "life". I grew up a New York City boy in the deep south. No I never lived in NYC; some may say metro sexual. Anyways, from the time I can remember I got myself ready for school (if I went), no breakfast. To the bus I went all alone to school ( Read more... )