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Welcome here, Eve. I'm sorry for the circumstances that have brought you here, but I hope you find the comfort, support, and healing that AS can offer. Best wishes and prayers as you continue forward!

Welcome here, Stayingstrong, Sorry for the circumstances that bring you here, but like everyone's said thus far, nothing but support and empathy here. No form of assault/abuse is insignificant. No pressure either as to when you open up, it's all on your own time. Best wishes as you continue forward in your healing journey!

Hey Abby, I'm very sorry for your circumstances that have led you back here. I hope and pray that you find the solace, understanding, and wisdom/kindness you're seeking. Best wishes as you continue forward.

Welcome here, Nikki. I hope you find the support and help you're looking for. You're surrounded with understanding and compassion on this board.

Welcome here, Josh. I hope you find the support you're looking for. Sorry you have to be here, but you're in a safe and understanding community here.

Welcome here, Hope, Sorry for the reason(s) you need to be here, but I hope you find the healing and support you're looking for. Hugs, if OK.

Welcome here, Ebbl. I hope you find the support you're looking for, and that it helps you as much as it's helped so many of us.

Welcome, eternalsunshine, I'm by no means an expert yet on this website, but for me what's worked is honestly just exploring. Do a bit of browsing the forums, a bit of sharing, make your own posts (I started at the "Share Your Story" portion of the website). over a bit of time I've connected with a few personally from the site. It may take a little bit of time, but seek it out, commit, and hopefull you find the benefits/encouragement you're looking for. Sorry for the reasons you have to be here, but you're not alone in what you're dealing with Hugs, if OK.

Welcome here, Chloe, I understand the feelings that come with feeling isolated/lonely in what you're dealing with. My incident happened when I was 19 (I'm turning 24 next month), so when I was just a year older than you - my closest friends (other than two who were slightly older than me) hadn't had anything of the sort occur, so I felt isolated in my feelings of hypervigilence/fear/anxiety when all my friends my age cared about was having fun. My mind went to, "Don't you know what could happen to you? Don't be idiots," and that was my anxiety and envy speaking, that they were somehow carefree

Welcome here, mbear. I hope you find the encouragement and support you're searching for. Hugs, if OK.

Welcome here, SimplyyJoyful. I hope you find the support and encouragement you're looking for. We're all in this journey together and are here to support any way we can. Best wishes, and hugs if OK.

Welcome here, Memememe! I'm sorry for the circumstances that led you here, but it's good to find a group of people with an understanding of what you're dealing with. I found that joining this online forum has been helpful for me as I continue on my journey to healing because I'm not alone, and people understand. And neither are you. Prayers and hugs, if OK.

Welcome here, Sarah. I'm sorry for the circumstances that have led to this time, but I hope you find the support and encouragement you are looking for. This is a comforting place, and I hope it helps you achieve your goals as you take one step at a time towards healing. It's a hard journey, but so worth it. Keep yourself surrounded with your two closest friends, and your husband, as having those types of people in your life who are there 24/7 who know you very well, is vital. Best wishes for today for you!

but I feel as though I'm at a point where I will never be able to move forward with any significant relationships unless I address these old issues. Has this happened to anyone else? - I totally hear what you're saying, Mtngirl. There's a tendency and pattern to push down/repress issues from sexual and/or physical & emotional abuse. It finds a way to rear its ugly head at some point, then we're faced with "I gotta be honest about that his has changed me, affected my life, and been a destructive force." I was sexually attacked by a group of men at a house party just shortly after I graduat

Love this! A definite key to continued healing is self-care, celebrating the strong moments as well. Last night, as "minor" as it seemed, I was triggered. I was driving to attend my yoga class, when I saw three young teenage boys peeping into a little girls' jazz class. I decided to scare them off and drove quickly towards them in the parking lot, and they ran away. I told a lady working at the civic center's library, and she spoke to the dance instructor about blinds, and was going to talk later to the "appropriate person". Chances are, the boys didn't have any ill intent beyond that point, b

Welcome here, Pinkprincess13. I hope you find comfort in a safe setting like this. That's what I'm setting out to do, too.

"You reap what you sow." I feel like the justice system didn't take proper care of me, and that my attackers got away with it (which they did). In due time, they will pay in some way. It's out of my hands and I can, hopefully, one day shake them from my flashbacks and bad memories. My hope right now is that they daily suffer from horrendous guilt that will consume and destroy them.

Hello, one and all. I'm new here, and have read into a few forums, and am feeling like it's a good decision to have signed up to AS. I'm sure I'll come out with my story and share it as I get used to this whole "forum" thing, ha. There appear to be a lot of lovely people here, and it feels good to have joined a "safe haven" where I can be truly honest and open about emotions and not be judged, because people here will truly understand how things like flashbacks and panic affect a person. Not a whole heck of a lot of people in my life truly understand what those sorts of things are all about. I

Welcome here, Kait. I hope you find the support and help you're looking for. Although my abuse story is different, it took me four years to truly accept that what happened to me wasn't my fault, and there was huge empowerment in that. I hope you know what happened to you was NEVER your fault, and that if you think it was, that you'll come to a point where you truly, deeply understand that it was your stepfather who was sick and manipulative. Best wishes!

Hello, Reglois. Hope you find healing and a comfortable place here.

Welcome, Amanda. I'm brand new to here, too. Just joined today. Hope you get comfortable and feel at home here.