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Hi Taylor welcome to AS.

Hello AP welcome to AS. I am sorry for you gone through when you were 14. It's hard when things stay with us for a long time. You will find many of here have the same feeling. You will find support here and you are not alone. Patricia

Hi Laura welcome to AS. I am sorry for what you have gone through. I am also a survivor of CSA by my father. I can hear your pain in your writing and understand how you are feeling as I have fought the same battle and still do at times.I can tell you that you are not alone and many of us understand what you are going through. I love your tattoo. I got my first one when I was in my 50's. It's about my abuse too. Patricia

Hi Schnitzel welcome to AS. I am glad you found this site. Sorry for what brought you here. I understand the loss of family. Take your time looking over the board. We are here for you. Patricia

Hi Indy welcome to AS. I am glad you found this site. You will find this to be a safe place. Many of us feel we have lost control but it's possible to have it back. Patricia

Hi Flower welcome back to AS. I am sorry things got worse for you but glad you found your way back here. Patricia

Hi LLR welcome to AS. I am sorry for what you have gone through. It's hard to see people we love and trusted turn their backs on us. It's like a double betrayal. You will find support here and you are not alone. Patricia

Welcome back Judith

Hi Kay welcome to AS. It can be scarie to be somewhere new but you have found a safe place. Take your time looking over the site. There is rush to do anything, when you are ready we are here for you. Patricia

Welcome to AS, I am glad you found our site. You will find support here. You are not alone. Patricia

Welcome to AS. It is hard to see so many can understand and know the feelings. You will find this a safe place. Patricia

Hi Cirrus, welcome to AS. I am sorry to what happened to you a year ago. You will find lots of support team here at AS and many who know how you feel. Yes there is a forum where you can tell your story, it is called Share your story but you need 10 post to enter it. The reason for this is that it's our most protect forum. Take your time looking over the site. We are here for here. Patricia

Welcome to AS, you will find support here and you are not alone. Patricia

Hi maaniii welcome to AS. I am sorry for the pain you have gone through. will find support here. Take your time looking over the site. Patricia

Hi Kax and welcome to AS

Welcome to AS. Flashbacks are very common and can be hard. As hard as it is try to remember this is not happening to you now,that you are safe. You have found a safe place here and you are not alone. Patricia

Hi May welcome to AS. I am sorry for what you have gone through. We are here to help you in any way we can. It's better not to ask questions in the welcome forum as it's not a protected forum. You can ask questions in the Gathering place. This is a safe. Patricia

Hi A Long welcome to AS. I am sorry for what you have gone through to bring you here. Take your time looking over the forum, when I came here I didn't know how it worked but had lots of support. You are not alone here and we are here for you. Patricia

Hi AA welcome to AS. I am sorry for what your father did to you. I am a survivor of CSA by my father too, I was around 4 when it started. I have often wonder how that little girl would be like too. You will find this a safe place and we are here for you. Patricia

Hi and welcome to AS, you will find support here and you are not alone. Patricia

Hi bonatom welcome to AS. I am sorry for what happened to you. The sad part it's more common than people know. Thank you for courage for telling your story. It may help others. You will find support here. Good luck on telling your wife, I know it's hard, as hard as it was it was best thing when I told my husband. Patricia

Hi Jo welcome to AS. I am sorry for the trauma that brought you here. You find this a safe place. Take your time looking over the site. Patricia

Hi Sarah welcome to AS. You are not alone here.

Hi AS welcome to AS. I am sorry that things have come back up again. It's hard when we think we have dealt with things and they come back. I was also CSA by my father as a child, he spent 18 years in prison. You are right that it's nice that we can find support on the internet, in my days there was no support, people didn't even talk about it. Patricia

Welcome to AS. I am sorry for what you have through. You will find support here and like you said sad that you are not alone in that feeling. I understand the feeling of no hugs. Sometimes people don't always read the welcome section. If you could put it on your profile page No hugs Please. People could see it and not give a hug. We want you to be comfortable here. Patricia