ActivistAlly

Hi Yvonne! Welcome to After Silence! You sound very interesting and strong with all your interests and especially courageous to be an advocate!!! Lovely to meet you too! Activist Ally

Hi Shadow, I'm glad you came across this site too and I want to welcome you on behalf of the new member support team! It's okay if you don't use your real name - I do not share my full name because it is a basic internet safety practice not to do so and so I think you are wise to not share it or any other very personally identifying information here! Activist Ally

Lilly, Thank you for reposting and I am sorry that your first post got lost due to the server change. But welcome to AS (After Silence). I'm glad you have broken the silence. You are strong and brave to take the steps to heal emotionally. I hope that we can help in some small way to support you on your journey to peace and healing. ((((Lilly))))) Activist Ally

You're not a fraud - you're a survivor and a fighter. It took guts to keep going on like you have and it's okay to take some time now to address those old wounds. You know, there are stories about combat vets who lost limbs and such who didn't scream out because if they had the enemy would have heard them and their bodies decided that it was best for their survival that they keep hidden until it was safe for them to react to those wounds. That's a survival mechanism at work. Of course, when safe to do so they had to have those grievous wounds taken care of!!! Just a guess but maybe you're f

Welcome to AS!

Hi RaRa844, Welcome to AS (After Silence). Thanks for introducing yourself, that was a brave step! I'm sorry something happened 16 years ago that made you feel this way...I am thinking it probably was significant and that you aren't making a big deal up over nothing. As Reglois said, the Share My Story forum requires ten posts to access and the ten posts don't have to be new topics, they can be replies to your previous topic or anyone else's topic too. I hope AS will be a supportive part of your plan to recover from the bad things that happened to you. With support, Activist Ally

Hi Kate! Thank you for making an introduction! I'm glad you found AS (After Silence) and I hope being a member here will help you feel less alone in a safe way. I'm so sorry for what happened a few months ago. You're very strong and brave to have kept managing even in the face of that! I am a member of the New Member Support Team and so I wanted to let you know if you have any questions or need anything to please feel free to let me know (my PM (personal message) box is always open! With support, Activist Ally

Hi! It sounds like you've been through a terrible time with all those awful things having happened. I totally understand wanting to get more support from other survivors and so I'm glad you've found AS (After Silence) which I hope will be a safe and supportive place to help meet your needs. I look forward to getting to know you better and wanted to let you know I'm here to help in any way I can. Activist Ally

Hi FinallySpeakingOut, I'm sorry that you've been through something although you are young. I wish things were different too but since these things do happen I'm glad that you found us and I hope belonging here will help you not feel so isolated and alone. Welcome to AS (after silence)! Activist Ally

You can talk here and the members will hear you. You're welcome to listen to and just hang out. You're not alone. Welcome to AS (after silence). I'm part of the New Member Support Team so if I can help or answer any questions please let me know. With support, Activist Ally

You are welcome here. Thank you for joining us as we all journey towards the path of healing. I hope you will find some supportive people who can help you along the way. Activist Ally

Hello Kat34 Welcome to AS (After Silence). I am glad that you are making the choice to reach for healing and support on this day. You have made a brave and strong choice in setting the past in its place and taking hold of this new day! The reality is that you will do most of the work of healing on your own by discovering the mighty strength that is inside you, but know that we, the people of AS, will be alongside you - to sit and rest with you when you need to regroup, to help guide your feet to the path when it seems beyond your sight, to share in your sorrows and to rejoice in your vict

I hope and trust it will be purpleiris! Remember, go at the pace that is comfortable and safe for you okay? If you need anything let one of us know and we'll help as much as possible.

Hi Paeonia, I'm glad things have gotten back to normalcy for you and you've taken the step of posting your introduction! Welcome to AS (After Silence)! I remember that I was very nervous when I first joined so please know you're not alone in taking a while to feel comfortable posting. That sounds pretty awful and stressful to have a stalker around for that long. I hope we at AS can be part of the kind supportive network that can stand behind you as you journey towards healing. With support, Activist Ally

Hi PurpleIris, I'm glad you're here and I hope this will be a supportive outlet for you. Welcome to After Silence (AS)! I am part of the new member support team so if I can be of any help with anything please let me know. The members of AS are with you every step of the way! Activist Ally

Hi any new members who wrote an introduction between December 27th, and December 30th!!! After Silence switched the company that houses its servers and at least temporarily it looks like a couple of days posts/messages were lost in the transition. Hey, they may come back, but who knows? I wanted to reassure anyone who took the brave step of posting an introduction that your posts were not intentionally misplaced. I know I've welcomed several new members in the last couple of days and also some of you messaged me with questions. Now the messages and my replies are not showing up. So I w

The following has to do with self-compassion. Video part 1 is below and has to do with giving ourselves compassion. I really love this video below which is about self-kindness. Very very helpful for me. There are more part to this video series but I'll let you find the links if you enjoy those two... Another page that has these videos and more... http://meditationtechniques.co/meditation-techniques-for-self-compassion-video/

Welcome to AS midnightnobody, I hope After Silence will be a safe and supportive place for you to vent and get support. With support, Activist Ally

Hi LisaC, I'm glad you are reaching out for help and have been able to start talking about what you suffered. I hope AS (After Silence) can help as you move forward on your healing journey... Activist Ally

Hi Jessiemae I'm sorry you went through those things as a child but I'm glad you are taking the brave steps to work on those areas of your life that are still effected. I look forward to getting to know you better too! Activist Ally

Yoga can be very gentle also. I say go at your own pace and match your own level of comfort. Doing this has greatly improved our sense of well being and does not leave us feeling worn out and in pain or exhausted.

I hope you can be happy one day too. I'm sorry for all that you went through. I'm glad to hear you are taking all those positive steps by going to therapy, letting those tears fall, getting it out and telling your story. I welcome you here and hope AS will be a kind and supportive place to help you on your road to happiness! Activist Ally

You deserve support. I don't know if you have a counselor or what steps you have taken to heal or get support in the past, but I hope that AS (After Silence) will be a safe, kind, and supportive place on your journey to healing. You're welcome here! Activist Ally

HI Maplesunrise, I'm glad that you were brave enough to post an introduction even though you are a bit scared. You're right in that many of us...most...perhaps everyone was a bit scared at first in joining and posting here. I hope you will feel safer and more confident as you look around AS (After Silence). That was a great introduction and I'm glad you told us a little about yourself. This public welcome forum is a public thread, but, please know that the other forums are private for members only so though you did a general intro here you will want to post in the member only forums when yo

Hi Meghan, It is difficult to feel conflicted and struggling over the things that happened, but I can assure you that those are common feelings among survivors. It's hard to not have had anyone to talk to I bet. That was the major reason I joined here was so I wouldn't have to be alone with what I had gone through. I hope you find AS (After Silence) to be a friendly, kind, safe, and compassionate place where you can find support as you work on healing from the things that happened to you. Again, welcome to AS! Activist Ally