Hi. I'm 48, done all kinds of work to heal, confronted perpetrators, wrote my autobiography, came out to family, did lots of time in counseling, attended assorted support groups, got a B.S. degree in social work, talk with my brother serving time in prison for molesting his daughter, have an honest relationship with my intimate other(s) and our ( Read more... )

Several weeks ago, I published my essay for all to see what it is like for us survivors. If somebody wishes to use that entry to further understanding, you may. Just please give credit to bluesinnn and waxwings. They deserve a lot of credit for their help.

I know I haven't posted here in a good while, but I decided to put links in this entry. These are some pieces I wrote for deviantART, a website where people can showcase their talents. I wrote about my abuse. I just thought I'd share. The first time I was abuse occured when I was 6. The second time (which I put two links for 2 different pieces) ( Read more... )

while finding this community i was talkin to a friend of mine about the fact that there are all sorts of abuse communities and he asked me if i was abused. and i paused. then i typed out yes and hit send. i didnt have to tell him. but something inside me didnt feel like lying again. "no, nothing happened. i'm crying cuz its a sad movie" (the last ( Read more... )

Hey everyone. it's been forever since i've posted in this community (if i ever even posted at all, im not quite sure) but i was wondering if anybody knew of any free rape clinics that would do testing for the various diseases even though its over a year later. I never really got tested, and it's kind of been on my mind as a "what if" question that ( Read more... )

Sometimes I think about what has happened over the past and I get confused so much because most of the time I was physically abused was when I was younger until I was about 11.. and during that period of time it didn't bug me as much as now.. now I am 14. I don't really know how to explain it.. like of course I didn't like it, and I hurt.. but it ( Read more... )

I'm technically not a survivor; I haven't gotten out of the situation yet. But I deal with verbal and emotional abuse from my mother, who calls me names and profanity everyday. I'm 17. But how do you deal with people who don't take your claims seriously ( Read more... )

It was a day like any other day. Not bad but not good. Typical for me lately ( Read more... )

I want to thank everyone here, who has given me advice on how to find a therapist. I truly appreciate it. I never dealt with my abuse. I just pushed it way down deep and built walls around me to keep me safe. Now I feel like I'm having some sort of mid-life crisis, I can feel the walls crumbling around me. I don't want to suppress anymore. I want ( Read more... )

there's not a day that goes by this past year that i dont think about my abuse ( Read more... )