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Telling Friends About Abuse
Faith Allen recently did a series of posts about telling friends about your abuse history. Topics ranged from who to tell, what to tell, and how to handle it if things go poorly. There’s also lots of really good discussion in the comments on each post. To see the series, scroll down to the bottom…
Link – Be careful who you label toxic ā they may be a friend in need
I feel the same way. As much as I want people to take care of themselves, and get rid of things that are actively hurting them, like people, it’s not that simple. “So whatās the problem? Why shouldnāt we plough headfirst into 2019 promising to cut out our toxic friends just as we might with…
Link – Cheshire sex abuse survivor now runs Ā£3m-a-year firmĀ
You don’t need to become a multi-millionaire to be a successful survivor, but you do have to survive first. In his case it was a miraculous survival after jumping off a bridge. In your case it may simply be staying on the path to healing no matter how hard it may seem at times. As…
Link – Dispelling The Myth of Child Abuse.
This is sadly, true. Unfortunately, collectively, we as a society seem to believe that the āonlyā kind of abuse that ācountsā is physical. And that if something else happened to you as a child beyond being physically harmed, this ācouldnāt have been abuse.ā Part of the problem is finding a clear definition. When someone molests…
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Why I Connect with Others Suffering from A Mental Illness tags: CA Depression Alice Miller “The Newly Recognized, Shattering Effects of Child Abuse” tags: CA ChildAbuse Bristlecone Project: Portraits of Men Sexually Abused as Boys tags: CA ChildAbuse Suicide and silence: why depressed men are dying for somebody to talk to | Society | The…
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