News and media reviews for the Child Abuse Survivor community, from fellow survivors
It’s true. We don’t see a lot of memoirs being written by adults who were neglected, and outside of some really atrocious cases, we rarely see the details of childhood neglect splashed across the front page, but these stories happen … Continued
It seems like the internet gets a pretty bad rap, but sometimes it helps to remember how much good can come from access to the proper information – My recovery from mental illness started on the Internet. I knew I … Continued
This is such an important caveat. Depression Support Groups are Helpful When They’re Good I attended a support group for abuse survivors for a short time, and it was a very bad experience for me. (I won’t get into details … Continued
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 … Continued
If you’ve ever wondered why boys, and girls too, but that’s not the focus of this story, don’t come forward about their abuse, you could do a lot worse than read this article about a couple of former hockey players … Continued
I think this is true, and I think this has become something that we can see online in a great many ways. Every time, for example, I tweet a link or share a story, I see those likes and retweets … Continued
Child abuse is seriously damaging. We all know that. What we, unfortunately, don’t hear often enough is that while it can have lifelong impact, those impacts are not just our “destiny”. “Northwestern University investigators said that given the serious health … Continued
Cognitive dissonance is real, and we see the results of it every day. But, if we want to heal from child abuse, we have to deal with it: One challenge of recovery from childhood abuse lies in this cognitive dissonance … Continued
We need to stop believing that we will recognize abusers when we meet them, clearly no one recognized what was happening to hundreds of gymnasts even after some of them came forward. “Given the abuse perpetrated by famous directors, beloved … Continued
Many survivors struggle with any number of mental health issues through their teens and into adulthood as a result of their abuse. Anorexia, while not something I have personal experience with, is something that I know some survivors are dealing … Continued