Steve, She is going to lash out, probably for a while. Would't you be angry ? I had a good friend who was raped and she hated men period for a while. She...
Vin, I wish I could say something to help, but I can't I guess. I feel for you. I think it is because we care that the heart strings are pulled, don't feel...
I've thought some more about your situation, Steve, and want to say that while you shouldn't take your wife's negativity personally, it is normal and natural...
Hey guys. I'm needing some help here. My husband was sexually abused by another male when he was a child and it is bothering him still. In the few years we've...
Steve, I don't know if this will help, but I am in a similar situation. While I was in another country my wife was raped. I wish I could have gone to be with...
Hi HarleyMama, I have been reading a book called "Outgrowning the Pain Together" A book for spouses and partners of adults abused as children by Eliana Gil,...
Life's a bitch isn't it. I too have been tempted to go outside our marriage, thus far I haven't. Though a woman lawyer I know wants to go to lunch with me;...
Yeah, "life's a bitch"... but it isn't "life" that's unfair... it's what people do to people (or animals, or The World) that can be unfair, and that's what we...
... "imsinginintherain2 <imsinginintherain2@y...>" ... years my wife told me at least every 6 weeks that she wanted out. I was living with two different...
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I'm new to the group. I'm from Canada. I'm gay. I hope this won't offend anyone. I just started a relationship with a man who is a "survivor" (although I...
I can't believe I am back here posting after two long years. For those who don't make it through the relationship with a person who has been SA, let me offer...
Thank you for sharing your pain. It's important to look for "the lessons", and yours have been very strong. One good thing to know is that lessons have to be...
Thanks for sharing that, friend.It is so difficult not to take 'baggage' with you--that is the experiences you must take if you are to learn.Dealing with it is...
Thanks Bill,I wish you peace and serenity friend,stay in touchSandra Bill <potterlike@...> wrote: Thanks for sharing that, friend.It is so difficult not...
Hi there, I have been requested to pass on this survey to our group for participation and review. It is entirely voluntary and in the end may help all...
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My story: My wife suffered horrible physical and emotional abuse primarily by her father starting pretty much at birth until she was old enough to move out. In...
Derrick,I know how you feel. My partner lets call her T and I have been long-distance dating for about 17 months now...Its been quite the challenge I must say....
I took the test, which is similar to the MMPI but not as annoying, and not nearly as long. The big problem with tests of this sort is that "multiple choice"...
Your tale is known first-hand by many who have posted here since this board began. Knowledge of events that were held protectively inside your wife for those...
Hi Sandra--- I hear what you are asking, but you are the only one who can determine if your relationship with T is "a lost cause". She probably thinks SHE is...
Oh, where to start? I've only been on the list for a few weeks, and this is my first posting. I have one female survivor in my life who is a good friend of 10...
Hello Derrick; yours and my stories are very similar.First , to understand a little more, read "Allies in Healing" by Laura Davies-- it's in my bedside draw.I...
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bill, i did not read derrick's post yet, but i will. yours was first in line. quote "I am emotionally beaten and have considered suicide but have rejected...
The following story is a bit detailed, but we have been through a fantastic huge step and I'd like to offer it to all of you who need to hear of some success....
... Hi Donald.My belief that we will have to face the problems causing us to think about suicide, have kept me from that course--that and other beliefs.And I...
Ive been lurking a while and reading all the messages. Started posting before and then decided i was in no state to do it with out coming off like an angry...