Eleum

Despite you, I am happy.

Thank you so much @phoenixxx, I'm glad you've made progress! Certainly gives me hope that I'm on my way to moving forward too.

Thank you so much for the warm welcome @patriciag, @MeBeMary and @reglois. I honestly believed for so long that I would always have to bear this burden of pain and shame, on my own until my grave. I had no idea the options to reach out existed until recently. I'm really relieved that there's people here who can understand, and that I'm not alone, but at the same time, the fact that I'm not alone in this, is also sad. There really is a lot of people out there like me, isn't there? I'm really sorry for everything you all went through.

Hello, I'm not exactly sure where I should begin, I'm just happy that I found you guys and that I'm now here apart of this community. I'm sort of a beginner on his "healing track" I've mostly been doing it on my own, or rather I've been just trying to ignore and forget it all, keep everything a secret... which I suppose isn't working. It's been nearly 11 years now. Though I'm trying to put myself in the right lane now. I should be starting therapy for the first time, which I'm nervous as hell about haha, but hopefully it will help. And I hope that I'll also find the strength and courage to tal