tiredofrunning

Welcome to AS! The first step toward healing is breaking the silence. I am so proud of you!

Welcome to AS eagleeye3157! I am so glad to see you joined. I hope you find help and support here like I have.

You changed my life forever.

Welcome to AS. I am new here too. I just wanted to say I am proud of you for reaching out to other survivors.... it was really difficult for me to do too and I have not even gottan the courage to tell my story yet. :hug:

Thank you for the welcome. Hugs are always okay.

Thank you! Everyone here seem so welcoming and supportive... from the bottom of my heart THANK YOU.

Thank you Becky.

First of all.. Welcome! I'm sorry that the past feels like it's catching up with you right now. I believe if you keep committed to dealing with it and as you stated, quit running from it that you can receive healing a little bit at a time. It's a hard thing to do, that's why we're all here, to support each other and encourage each other when it gets tough. I hope you feel at home here soon and find the support you need. I think that it is good that I am finally opening up to the fact that I need to deal with my past. I have hid from it for far too long. Thanks for the support. I w

Thank you for your kind reply. I am hoping to make some friends here and understand myself better in long run. I have never been very open about discussing what I wewnt through when I was a little girl, so it is scarey to open up. This is my firsty step in learning to talk about what I experienced... hopefully it will give me the courage to find a counselor who can help me. I hope that I will feel like I am part of this community soon. I have looked around a bit and I am trying to become familiar with the set up of the forums. I own my own website with a messageboard and I use Invisi

Thank you for the warm welcome. Thanks! Thank you! Thank you for the welcome.

Hi, I am new to AS. I am a 24 year old female living in the midwest. I have repressed my memories from the abuse that occured to me for 16 years. I have never received any counseling for my issues, because my parents "don't believe in it". Some recent events in my life have made me realize how broken I am and how the SA has affected me and my relationships with everyone I know and love for almost my entire life. The need for control in my life has lead to having an eating disorder since I was 13. I am mostly recovered from those issues and I am currently at a healthy BMI, but it is very