I have to ask myself, what is it about me that I would WANT to take my ex-partner back now anyway? Not that that's even a possibility, given that he's already...
Brenda: I think that some of us who get into relationships with survivors see the potential of the soul within. But this soul is buried under so much bullshit...
Well you MIGHT do it again Brenda... just like this one snuck up on you, being made a victim of a victim isn't something one can exactly prevent or protect...
I have asked this in other ways but it seems like the same. I'm thinking it was because I felt so good about myself in different ways....a good person, love,...
Why? Because you have compassion.A wonderful thing in most cases.This time, you were hurt by a wounded one, but your great compassion still seeks to have you...
You have stumbled upon something that I have been looking for a situation that perfectly expresses something I learned when I was with a CSA and since then... ...
I figured I would reply before I read the other replies, so you can get my gut feeling on the topic. First off I have a theory that CSA survivors have this...
Sounds like wisdom from hard won experience, Simon! Here's something else you brought up... CSA's often are MASTERS at learning how to present and manipulate...
Hello! I'm a social worker at the Sexual Assault Response and Awareness Program (SARA) and I wanted to let those of you that live in the DC Metro area that...
Thank you everyone for replying. So many different things to think about! Thanks for the insight and wisdom. To Shelly Strauss Rollison rainbowlady@... I'm...
Hey thank you for that! Good stuff- all this stuff we do on here is GOOD STUFF people!!!! I miss a lot of the posts... I know as we people heal from being hurt...
P.S. Has anyone here ever encountered someone trying to "Save" you from your own choices? How does that feel? Imagine some do-gooder trying to tell you how to...
Anyway whatever... Ok. My wife's EMDR therapy is really working. They hit their first target and she is through it...the rape. The next target is the ...
Hey it's good to hear your partner is dealing in a functional way with this stuff, R. she might not be ready for it yet, but you could prepare by getting a...
I believe that all survivors have the potential to heal and I am guessing most of us believe that or we would not bother to stay with ssomeone in the midst of...
... And this kind of thinking is one of the reasons that so many with things like bipolar don't seek help or at least don't want to stay on their medications. ...
Yes, but you can speak in the first person and stop policing others. ... some degree. ... things like bipolar don't seek ... imbalance is what produces the...
... Simply because I do not speak in the tense or from the point of view that YOU employ doesn't invalidate what I say. I have shared my personal experiences...
WHATEVER ... some degree. ... things like bipolar don't seek ... imbalance is what produces the extreme ... UNNATURAL and, as recent research ... medications...
.Confrontations. It is a known that you are supposed to respond in the first person in order to avoid direct confrontations. Not really something I made up....
.Confrontations. It is a known that you are supposed to respond in the first person in order to avoid direct confrontations. Not really something I made up....
... cause ... WOW! I will be the first to admit that Shelley and I have had disagreements about points but I don't see what she says as attacking or...
... cause ... Ralph? Who is violent and hateful? And what is that person's situation that makes it rightly so? I don't consider a posting a disruption. Its a...
... What does this mean? Love and Light, Shelly -- The Purple Hat Project: http://rainbowsendpress.com/php/ Exposed: Unmasking the Agenda of the Radical...
Lisa, You have class, you are very fair in your statements. You seem to be able to make your point, even when attacking JP for his latest post, you did so in...
Hello all, I know I had agreed to be a silent lurker of this board but that's just not going to happen. I will tyr and bite my tongue when partners have strong...
*hugs* Welcome back, Daisy. Blessings, Carrie daisymae542003 <no_reply@yahoogroups.com> wrote: Hello all, I know I had agreed to be a silent lurker of this...
Thank you Daisy for a sincere and heartfelt post. It is not always easy to say or do the right thing. I am sure my personal opinion on the appropriateness of...
Thanks Carrie! ... this board but ... when ... all, ... me ... I ... are ... damage ... survivors, ... provide ... relationship ... the ... cannot be ... I ......
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