I started to compile a list of books that I thought you might be interested in, but am not finished yet. Here are the ones I know of for men survivors and...
Erin: Thanks for the words of support. I listen to your story and it sounds very familar. I am painfully aware that I cannot make, help, or even inspire my...
I'll tell you what you already know, but sometimes it helps to hear it said by another. You can't rush the healing of this man you love... he must advance on ...
Thom, You mentioned that your wife seems to be concentrating an awful lot on her past. Unfortunately, it is necessary for her to face what happened to her in...
Here is another reading list: Reading List Background and Clinical Information on Childhood Sexual Abuse Adams, Kenneth. Silently Seduced: When Parents Make...
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Thanks, Erin! That's a great list to start with. You know what, I can't believe I haven't gone to the library. . . and I'm a teacher . . . I should think of...
You ask if it is "normal" for a survivor of child sexual abuse to want it. Many things come into play, in this girl's thoughts and reactions. There is no...
Please don't think you have it "easy" in your relationship with a survivor, just because she hasn't been cruel to you. You are always hanging on tenterhooks,...
Rewcently my wife (soon to be ex) made the decision to move away, go live with her father. I am concerned and it didn't dawn on me till recently - when she was...
It seems that survivors try to forge relationships with some members of their family even if they were not particularly healthy relationships. My xgf has...
Thanks Kathy, for the words of wisdom and encouragement. I normally would not say so much about K publically, but I've been at my wits end this week. I realize...
Does anyone else have to deal with their survivor and constant illness? My wife and I have been together for more than six years now. When we first met, she...
I have read in several different sources that serious illness can be manifested in the intestinal tract, stomach, reproductive , and nervious system by ...
My survivor - same thing. Stomach pains, bowel problems, surgeries, headaches, she didn't enjoy eating... on and on. Yes, there's definitely a pattern...
All humans have a need to "belong". But for survivors of csa, everything surrounding the family-- issues of love and trust and safety-- are all mucked-up. "The...
It is important to come to the realization that the puzzle-pieces will come together and form a picture that gives us satisfaction, in the end... but it's also...
My husband constantly battles with mild stomach problems. Never anything truly major. . . yet all his stress manifests itself on a fairly regular basis in the...
I think we all have had to hear hope WE are the root of the problem, and not the issues or how they twisted things up. Up until recently I was still the fall...
yes, my fiancee' survivor also faces daily health issue (stomach, chest pain, IBD) none of which can be explained by western medicine. It seems something is...
... surgeries, ... Has anyone here tried acupuncture? It's been a wonderful tool for me...I don't personally know any survivors who have benefited...but in my...
Hey All, You may remember my wonderful ex-girlfriend recovered suddenly from a four-month 'episode' after trying out prostitution twice. Well - I am...
Hey All, You may remember my wonderful ex-girlfriend recovered suddenly from a four-month 'episode' after trying out prostitution twice. Well - I am...
My xgf survivor believed in alternative types of treatments like Reiki healing. Interesting she is a massage therapist too. Go figure she would be in a...
my wife was incested by her Pastor/Missionary father and her brothers from age 4-18. Now after married to her for twenty years she is acting increasingly more...
- Clay, Welcome to the board, glad you found us. I will immediately echo all the things you have written here; as will others. Please avail yourself of the...
I'm glad to hear you separated yourself from her father. I really think you did the right thing there. It is very alarming to me that she herself hasn't done...
How about that, Chris, that is interesting. Yeah I wonder if it is something to do with a "healing contact" yet not requiring any true intimacy from her. My...
