soul-searching

HI I love this idea too, this is a lot like something we do with the children at nursery. At nursery each child writes a note to say what 'big ted' (nursery bear) has done, this could be echo'd in a thread maybe about what the bear does or means to us whilst it is with us maybe? ~ just an idea, anyhow would love to participate too Dawn

HI Welcome to AS I think that your friend is lucky to have a friend like you. It is sad that there are so many survivors of sexual abuse in this world, but i guess at least we know we are not alone. Your friend is not alone. Just to pick up on something you said in your post.: It is NOT your fault at all, its one of thoise things that are hard to detect, in many instances of abuse we are groomed and often threatened so as surivivors we learn to hide things. This is sad, sad, but also a fact in a few 'communities', awareness is increasing but in the meantime it does not help many surv

HI Welcome to AS Dawn

thanks for that, i think i sometimes forget that numbness and emptiness is in itself a feeling and that they mask the deeper feelings.... i kind of get so absorbed in my immediate feelings that i can't see deeper and i don't know what they mean to me. Dawn

Thanks for the welcome, and yep of course you can all call me Dawn.... Dawn

Hi Many of you will remember me as having the username Dawn, i left here because i felt overwhelmed, and not in a great place. I now realise leaving was a hasty decision... so, sorry moderators and admin for putting you through the hassle of unregistering me, only for me to come back less than two weeks later. Im not sure if i deserve to be back here, but i feel i still need you all. There's a whole lot more to say, but that's a whole other post. so here i find myself using the username invisable, cos that is simply how i feel. Dawn