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Link – Story 20 (On Flashbacks)
Sometimes I wish I could just remember everything. I wish I could rip off the bandaid and remember all the details and just get it over with. My therapist says that might come over time, or it might never happen. He says I need to keep doing the work, either way. Sometimes I get so…
Childhood Abuse Can Make You Sicker Late in Life?
That seems to be the findings of a study that was released last August. My wife actually sent this to me, saddened that this may be true. Like any study, of course, it may be more likely to cause issues later in life, but it’s not a guarantee in every individual. At the end of…
Sharing – The Second Betrayal: The Hidden Factor That Makes Childhood Trauma So Devastating
It’s no wonder that I felt alone. I was alone. I was also lucky in finding someone else who was willing to tell their secret in my 20s. Most survivors remain alone with their trauma for decades. Even when they go about their lives, marry, have families, etc., they live alone in their trauma. Others tried to tell someone and weren’t believed, which is a level of being alone that I cannot imagine.
Link – ‘You would never have suspected anything about his past’
‘It’s time we all get out from the idea that child molesters are socially awkward and weird. The kind of people we are suspicious of at first sight. It simply isn’t true. For someone to be able to perpetrate that much hurt, to so many children, and over such a long period of time, you…
