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Welcome, and I am sorry for all the trauma you have gone through. I'm glad you found that one key support that started making more healing possible. I hope you find even more by taking part in AS.

Hi @Mochi and welcome! I'm glad you found a place to look forward to support and camaraderie. There is a forum called Share Your Story. I believe you need to have 10 posts to access it, so you can share your story there soon. Personally, I find Gathering Place to be a forum that is quite open-ended in its subject, if you are looking for a place to begin and not sure where. Aftermath is another, if you are dealing with the after effects of trauma. I'm sure you will soon find your way around. You can also just read the most recent posts, not worrying too much which forum they are in.

A warm welcome to you @WaterfallSoul. I'm glad you looked for and found this place. I'm sorry for what happened that brought you here. You are certainly not alone with the body flashbacks, PTSD, and being attacked in your home. I personally was not attacked as an adult in my home, but you will find other people here who share that part of your experience. Hooray for your child and the joy he brings to you.

Welcome @Cdm. You are brave to take this step for yourself, and you can participate here in your own way at your own pace. It is a supportive community you have found.

Welcome @Silence Is Golden I'm sorry for the abuse that was done to you and its far reaching effects through your life. I can relate to what you say. I hope you find what you are looking for here. It is a very supportive community.

Welcome and welcome back, Cael! I think this kind of healing work can be isolating in the best of situations, and I hope you do find support and community here. I think you will.

Welcome, @Redness, and I hope you find the support and learning you are looking for to heal. I think you will. It is a brave step to reach out and speak.

Welcome, @Aerlyn. I'm sorry you have needed to survive so many forms of abuse for that long, and I'm glad you did survive and are reaching out to a place where you will find support. You are brave to know what happened, and brave to speak about it. I know the feeling of wanting to "tell what no one wants to hear." I hope you will find the connection and healing that you are looking for. People here will listen.

Yes, I feel validation and being believed are key. The injury comes in and out of focus and having others see and reflect the truth back really helps. Also for me seeing validation in my own life helps, evidence like not wanting to cuddle when it used to be pleasurable. Welcome to the website, and I'm sure you will find lots of validation and support here. Sorry for what you were subjected to in the past.

Hi @Jenna leann welcome! This was the first (and only) online group ever for me as well. I know it is a big step, and I hope you find what you are looking for in the way of support and learning and camaraderie. I'm sorry you are dealing with PTSD and earlier trauma, and my best wishes for you as you heal .

Welcome, @SunflowerLuvr95. I'm sorry you were subjected to trauma and its aftereffects. I know the feeling of relief you mention. I hope you find more and more of it.

Welcome! I am very sorry for what brings you here. I'm glad to see perhaps a bright side to that tweet, that it led you to seek safe company. I hope you will find what you are looking for.

Welcome to you @Anewme18, and here is to your bravery in being here. I'm sorry you and your family were subjected to the abuse, I'm glad you were able to choose the right partner and build a family you want. I hope that finding support here will help you heal the way that you now want.

Welcome to the site @aitily. You started! I hope you find it helpful to look around and read what you feel like when you feel like it. I'm sorry for what brings you here. You are not alone, and I hope you find what you need.

@Beachmom Welcome back! Like Cap said take your time and read at your own pace. Sometimes it can feel overwhelming, and you can always step away when you need to. I wish you the best with your healing, and I'm sorry you were hurt.

@Redstar13 Welcome! I am still surprised by how much talking can help sometimes. It definitely helps when it's with people who understand.

Welcome @QuietPainter. I look forward to getting to know you. I hope you find what you are looking for here.

Welcome, @cunixdr. I'm sorry for your past and recent trauma, and I hope you find it helpful to be part of this community. There is a lot of support to be had by reading and listening--there are so many experiences that many share. You're not alone.

Welcome, and sorry for your history and recent history of trauma. You are not alone with having multiple events to heal from, and I am glad you reached out to find some support.

@NotrustMoco17 Sorry you are going through this aftermath of a horrendous crime. You are so right, it's not fair. I'm glad you can still enjoy and take comfort from music, even though it's not the same as before. Please remember that anniversaries can be especially hard. I wonder if you might find any access to counseling, through an advocacy center or rape crisis organization (I understand you don't have money right now. ). Sending you support, you are not alone.

Welcome @Looking4theSun, I'm glad you took the brave step of introducing yourself, and I think you will soon find yourself feeling less alone.

Welcome @ASnow. I'm sorry you were hurt that way and I am glad to meet you in the path of healing. My own abuses were entirely hidden from me through dissociation as well, and decades later I began to know. I think it will help you to be part of this supportive community.

Welcome, @Mirden I look forward to seeing you around.

Welcome! I'm glad you found it. Sorry for what you have endured to need it.

Welcome, and I hope and believe you will find support here to help you work through your trauma.