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...
Nikki, I was in a similar position just a few weeks ago. You've probably read my posts. First and foremost, take care of yourself. Do not allow her to abuse...
It may sound weird, but I enjoyed reading your post. You're very in touch with your feelings and that is wonderful. I'm with my second survivor. The first...
thanks for the responses. i really need the encouragement sometimes. Taking care of myself is priorty here for me too. I do know if i go nuts im not much use...
Derrick I feel you man. i have been in a relationship with a survivor for going on 11 years. Mine didn't start out as fairy tale we hit problems a year in and...
When I have feelings about things that I can really identify, I write them down. When I am ready, and when I think she is ready (almost always within a week, ...
Nikki- Gosh your story is getting closer to mine. He's a therapist.. even counseled sex offenders. Don't know how he did it. But he's adamant that the abuse...
I cant even stress this enough so even though i never yell i will now...DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES EVER, EVER, PRETEND TO RAPE OR TIE UP A SURVIVOR, OR...
Just want to let you all know that I'm very happy to be with a survivor; he challenges me in many ways; he forces me to examine myself; he loves me in...
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