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Comment on From Victim to Leader by Tracie

I have to say that it is nice. Read More...

Published Sat, Sep 03 2011 8:42 PM by Comments for Child Abuse Survivor

Comment on Hate or Indifference by Lydia

Two years ago, I wrote my parents (former abusers) a letter telling them that I was giving up searching for their love. As an abused child and heck, just a child in general, I did everything I could to earn their love, approval, and acceptance, only to...

Published Sat, Sep 03 2011 7:29 AM by Comments for Child Abuse Survivor

Comment on Support Groups by Karen

Hi, I started a support group for women 4 years ago. It has grown from 2 facilitators to 6 from one group going at a time to 2 groups going at the same time each with 2 facilitators and 6 participants. It started with myself, seeing the need for a support...

Published Fri, Sep 02 2011 4:14 AM by Comments for Child Abuse Survivor

Support Groups

I got an email the other day from a fellow survivor who had tried to start a Meetup group of survivors in his area. My name is Timothy and I’m a survivor of child abuse. I’m contacting you from Dupage county IL. About four months ago I started...

Published Thu, Sep 01 2011 6:35 PM by Child Abuse Survivor

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Comment on From Victim to Leader by Sandy

It is nice. :) Kind of a silver lining. :) Read More...

Published Wed, Aug 31 2011 6:47 AM by Comments for Child Abuse Survivor

From Victim to Leader

I was attending a legal tech conference last week, as part of my day job, and I was listening to a presentation about professional leadership and something the speaker said really struck me as applicable to survivors. She talked about how the best leaders...

Published Tue, Aug 30 2011 6:45 PM by Child Abuse Survivor

Filed under: Observations

Comment on Dissociation, it’s Good For You! by Sandy

I really enjoyed your post :) Dissociation is a very powerful coping mechanism, and having the right tools certainly helps in adult life. Read More...

Published Tue, Aug 30 2011 8:59 AM by Comments for Child Abuse Survivor

Comment on Survivor – Know Thyself by Jo La

For survivors of sexual & domestic abuse this book is very helpful to realize you can break the cycle of pain and live a healthy life. http://www.amazon.com/Butterfly-Tears-Stories-Entrapment-Empowerment/dp/0983421803 Read More...

Published Mon, Aug 29 2011 9:33 AM by Comments for Child Abuse Survivor

Comment on Do What You Gotta Do For You! by Veronica Messegee

I agree with Mike about survivors not knowing about boundaries, especially at the beginning. I think if survivors are getting attention from the telling, while having those boundary issues, they (we.....I know I did) might get off on being the victim...

Published Thu, Aug 04 2011 8:11 AM by Comments for Child Abuse Survivor

Dissociation, it’s Good For You!

Late last week, and over the weekend, I was having an email discussion with an online acquaintance about child abuse, and dissociative disorders when she said something that sparked further conversation. She mentioned that “everyone dissociates...

Published Mon, Aug 01 2011 6:37 PM by Child Abuse Survivor

Filed under: Observations, Child Abuse

Any Survivors on Google Plus?

Just wondering if there are any survivors using Google Plus? I was thinking of creating a survivor circle on there and using it to share articles or other interesting things that I either don’t take the time to write up as a blog post. Mostly I...

Published Wed, Jul 20 2011 7:49 PM by Child Abuse Survivor

Filed under: Site News

Survivor – Know Thyself

Recently, I came across this article about how common happiness boosters might actually make you feel worse, and as I read it I came to realize that really, even though some of these can be mood boosters, or stress relievers, for some people they simply...

Published Mon, Jun 27 2011 6:19 PM by Child Abuse Survivor

Filed under: Observations

Male Survivors and The Internet

I was pointed to this article about how the internet helps abuse survivors on Twitter a few days ago, and made a note to read it in further detail later. As I did read it, one section jumped out at me. ?The study also revealed some interesting facts and...

Published Mon, Jun 13 2011 6:25 PM by Child Abuse Survivor

Filed under: Observations, Child Abuse

Small Wins

I was having an email conversation with a friend the other day. We were talking about whether making small changes, maybe even relatively superficial ones, can lead to bigger changes. My feeling is that they absolutely can. It’s easy to look at...

Published Tue, May 24 2011 6:32 PM by Child Abuse Survivor

Filed under: Observations

Getting it Done

One of the things I, and other survivors, struggle with is change. Change creates stress, and makes us uncomfortable, and if there’s anything survivors crave, it’s the comfort of what we know. New things tend to throw us, creating uncertainty...

Published Sun, May 01 2011 6:02 PM by Child Abuse Survivor

Filed under: Observations, Child Abuse

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Any Survivors on Google Plus?

Survivor – Know Thyself

Male Survivors and The Internet

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