Thanks for the supportive comments on that last post. After spending the weekend away from work and away from the stresses of searching for a new job, I feel much more in control and much less fearful. The fear and uncertainty will probably creep back, but now I know the best way to handle it is to just spend time with people who care about me, and enjoy each other’s company. Seems to work pretty well at keeping me balanced. 🙂
I noticed a pretty major problem with the database today actually, and had to recreate the last 8 entries. I think I’ve got everything in, the only thing you may notice is that all the comments for those entries are dated today, when I had to re-input them manually. Sorry, hopefully I’ve got everything taken…
The second thing was that so many of the things your kids need when you find out they’ve been abused are the same things that adult survivors need as well. We need to be believed, we need to feel safe, we need to know that we are worthy of protection, and we need to be heard. Those things are a significant part of healing, regardless of our age. If you have a loved one of any age who is trying to heal from sexual abuse, these are good things to remember, and you should read the whole thing!
Pin We are survivors because we are still here. We are victims because someone harmed us while committing a crime. There’s no reason to complicate those terms and there’s no reason any of us who experienced abuse can’t be both.Â
Enola has the “Back to School” edition of the Blog Carnival Against Child Abuse up over at her site, if you haven’t taken a look yet, like me, head on over and get caught up. This is the first time I’ve popped open my laptop since Thursday, after traveling for a family wedding, and even…
From Leah today, Seven Commandments for Survivors. Excellent stuff to think about and apply to your own healing right now!
One of the recurring themes I noticed in the holiday edition of the Blog Carnival was in the area of how to deal with the holidays as a survivor. More than one post talked specifically about making new traditions. It’s very easy to regret the Christmas traditions that we either didn’t have, or were not…
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