This is also an important consideration for survivors of child abuse. Though this article is not specific to us, I find many of the things mentioned true. As an adult I still struggle to work with people who remind me of an abuser, whether it’s their appearance or an occasional action that brings back the memories, I have to remind myself that this isn’t that and move on from there.
I’m going to let you all in on my secret. I rarely feel like I have it all together. I know many of you are in the same boat. We go to work and pretend like we do, and maybe this is why we all feel like we have impostor syndrome, too, because we don’t always feel the same as the other people who always have it together.Â
I bet you can think of two or three people you interact with every week that you consider to have it all together. I’d also bet that if we could get inside their minds, they don’t feel like they do, just like the rest of us.Â
Rising Rainbow is hosting this month’s edition of the Blog Carnival over at My Clouds, My Storms and My Personality Disorder. There’s been quite the turnout for this edition and there’s lots of good stuff to read through, much covering this month’s theme, “telling the secret”.
Peer Support: A Model for People Helping People Heal Website Helps College Students Deal with Mental Health Issues Childhood emotional neglect, the long-lasting impact of what wasn’t there. How Talking About Suicide Can Give People Something to Live For Child sexual abuse: Parents, don’t think it can’t happen to your child 5 Ways to Improve…
I still have my bad days but the good days far outnumber the bad. I still struggle but my struggles are much less than they once were. Now, my struggles become my teacher, rather than my tormentor. It’s always good to be reminded that there are so many survivors, just like you and I, who…
I’m sharing this story, not because I want to shame anyone in particular, but to try and explain why I ignore so many requests from people to share their attempts to raise money or sign petitions in support of their story. Here is, yet again, a case of a cause that went viral in a…
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RT @SurvivorNetwork: Link – How to Trust People Again: This is also an important consideration for survivors of child abuse…. https://t.c…
RT @SurvivorNetwork: Link – How to Trust People Again: This is also an important consideration for survivors of child abuse…. https://t.c…
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