Child Abuse Survivor Blog

  • Bold move

    One of the survivor sites I try and follow when I have the time is Disproportionately Disillusioned. Yesterday, she official gave notice that she will not be updating that site, but will be merging the anonoymous site with her other, public site. As she says: This will be my final post on Disproportionately Disillusioned. In…

  • Touching

    I’ve been talking with someone about the topic of being touched in public, or by various people. I’m somewhat fascinated by what other people’s feelings are on the subject. I’m very uncomfortable being touched by all but a few people in the world, and I’ve slways assumed that’s because of the abuse. That short list…

  • In the news

    I haven’t been posting here much, I know. But I have been linking to some news stories and such over in the forums, so feel free to check that out and add your two cents! One thing I will say, boundaries are good things. Everyone should learn to have them and enforce them. It’s your…

  • Silver and Gold

    As if to add an exclamation point to last week’s mention of living every day, I picked up the last Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros CD this weekend. The very last song on it is a song named Silver and Gold. It’s a reworking of an old country tune by Bobby Charles called Before I…

  • New resource

    At least it’s new to me. I was reading this article about a little boy who will be walking in DC for child abuse victims and noticed a mention of darknesstolight.org. Looks like a very wealth of information on childhood sexual abuse.

  • Live every day

    A couple of people that I work with are dealing with deaths in their families this week. It makes for a work environment with a twinge of sadness to it. But it also serves as a good reminder to enjoy every day to it’s fullest and to appreciate all of the good things we have…