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Dear @Healing4Life Welcome to After Silence, though I'm sorry for the painful experiences that brought you here. I am like you - I had not fully dealt with my experience and found that it kept popping up and catching me off guard, causing lots of pain. You have come to a kind and understanding community; we're all here to help and support each other. Gold Raindrops

Dear Cam, Welcome to After Silence, though I am so sorry for the trauma that brought you here. You will find a whole community of kind and understanding people here. It was brave of you to reach out to us. Gold Raindrops

Dear @victoria_k, It was brave of you to reach out to us. This is indeed a safe and healthy place to open up. Take your time looking through the posts and information we have available here and feel free to go about your healing process in whatever way makes you comfortable. You will find many kind and supportive people who are here to help you on your healing journey. Sending positive thoughts and comfort your way, Gold Raindrops

Dear Gwen, Welcome to After Silence! I'm sorry things have been rough for you lately, but as several of our members have said above, you have found a kind and supportive community. Take your time to read the posts and resources available here and post whenever you are comfortable and would like to. It is brave of you to take the step of joining After Silence. We're here to support and listen whenever you need it. Gold Raindrops

Dear Ella Fawn, I am sorry for the suffering you've had to endure, but I can assure you, you have turned to a safe, supportive and kind community in After Silence. It was brave of you to take this step and sign on to After Silence. You will find many people here who can relate to your story and provide support on your healing journey. Take your time to look at the forums and resources here and feel free to reach out us whenever you are comfortable/want to. Sending positive energy and healing your way, Gold Raindrops

Welcome to After Silence, I'm sorry for the suffering that brought you here, but I can guarantee you this, you have found a safe community which will allow you to move forward and heal at your own pace, as you feel comfortable. Take your time getting to know some of the people who post here and read through the information available in the posts and forums. We are all here to support each other and help as we move forward in our healing journeys.

Dear @Howie, Sorry for the suffering that brought you to this site, but you have indeed found a kind and supportive online community. It was brave of you to have reached out to us! Take your time to browse around, read other posts and check out all the resources here on AS. We are here to support and be here for each other as we move forward on our healing journey. Gold Raindrops

Dear @Belle_in_Australia, So brave of you to join our community here. Sorry for the suffering that brought you to this site, but I think you'll find, like many of us have, that you are so not alone. You have found a safe and loving community full of understanding people who can relate to your story. Take your time to browse around, read other posts, and check out all the forums and resources here on AS. Gold Raindrops

I'm sorry for the painful experiences that have brought you here. If you were looking for a space place to share with people who have similar experiences, you've found it. You will find many kind and supportive people here. Take your time looking around the forums and reading the posts and share whenever and whatever you are comfortable sharing. After Silence has been one of the most healing things I've ever found, and I hope it is for you, too. Gold Raindrops

Dear @B-bear, I am sorry for what has brought you here, but I am glad that you found us. You will find many, kind, supportive people on this site and lots of good information. Take your time looking through the articles, posts and forums as you become comfortable. AS has been one of the most healing things I've ever found, and I'm so grateful. Wishing you the best on your healing journey, Gold Raindrops

Dear @HurtingMommy, I am so sorry for the experience that has brought you here, but yes, you have found a loving and safe community that is kind and understanding and will never judge. I had a hard time returning to my old normal, but after years of working hard to heal and grow I have found a "new normal" that includes joy, strength, happiness and health. Whatever you have to go through on your journey to healing, AS is here and you will always have friends to help support you along the way. Hugs, Gold Raindrops

You will find lots of kindness and support here. So many of us share the same experiences and feelings. Also, there are many of us who carry this burden without the knowledge or possibly the support of people around us, for a variety of reasons. But, you will definitely find a healing and safe community here. Wishing you the best on your healing journey, Gold Raindrops

You will find a kind, loving and understanding community here. I'm so grateful for the support and friends I've found here. Wishing you the best in your healing journey, Gold Raindrops

Hi @kyla, Welcome to AS, though I'm sorry for the experiences that brought you here. I think many of us can relate to your feelings; I held my story inside for years. In the beginning, I spent my time reading the articles and posts of others. It took time and getting to know some of my friends on the site before I wanted to share about myself and what happened. You are free to share as little or as much as you'd like and to appreciate the unconditional support you'll find here. Gold Raindrops

Gryffindor, definitely. Yes, too many of us share the same story. We have to be here for each other.

What house are you in at Hogwarts? Sorry, had to write that - I'm a huge Harry Potter fan. I think you have come to the right place. There are many kind and understand people here who will be able to relate to your experiences - there are just too many of us out there with the same types of tragic stories. Sorry for all your suffering, but I think it's brave of you to set out on your healing journey. We're all here for you, any time. Gold Raindrops

I think that members should come and go as they feel safe. Feelings can come up unexpectedly at times and blindside us, so we might need to take a break and come back when we're able. I don't think anyone here would hold that against you or judge you for it. All the best to you. GoldRaindrops

@Sadandworried, I'm sorry for what brought you here, but you will find many supportive and non-judgmental people. You are not alone.

Hi JNoel and CrimsonQ, I am with you guys on this. I don't think it's ever been harder for me to see a SA case on the news. I saw on the RAINN website that they have an "unprecedented amount of traffic" in the last two weeks. It's like all around the country women are seeing Dr. Ford and are reliving their own stories. I just saw footage of a Trump rally in Mississippi where they were saying all kinds of terrible things about her (on NPR, I think), and it made me want to throw up. It's awful. My experience reporting was very difficult. It's like people can't help but put the woman

I'm very, very sorry for your suffering. Many of us here have the same story....you are not alone. For years I blamed myself for my assault because I froze. I knew what was happening, my intuition told me it was wrong, but I turned to stone. Therefore, I decided it was my fault. I think you'll find many supportive friends here who share the same story.

Sometimes that's how it goes. I am at the nine year point and for some reason, feelings have been stirred up recently. I thought I was doing so well, for years even, and then I remembered certain things and had a difficult few months. You are understood and supported here.

Welcome to AS. I believe you, too, and I think you'll find a kind and supportive community of people here who can relate to your experience. There are many informative posts and resources. Take care of yourself.

So sorry for what happened to you, but I think you will find a loving a safe community here. My trauma was almost nine years ago, but I only joined recently (and I wish I had joined a lot sooner). I think you will find a loving and safe community with lots of resources available when you need them.

I'm so sorry. I have a similar story. Remember one thing: don't get frustrated with yourself if it takes a lot of time to get over this. My attack happened a little over eight years ago, and I have found the pain comes in waves. I'll be fine for a while, then it will bubble up again (or memories surface), and I have to deal with it. Take it a little at a time and reach out to people you trust to help you. And yes, I have fought the feeling of guilt for years, even though I know logically that I couldn't have fought him off. This is a great site - full of supportive people.

Welcome, I am new also, and already it's been a huge step forward for me. I've mostly been reading other people's posts, and it's amazing how many of my experiences have been validated by seeing that there are people out there exactly like me. It's amazing. I couldn't believe it. I blamed myself and have struggled with the details of my memories for years, and here I have found that there are people with exactly the same triggers, feelings, sleep disturbances, etc. I know it won't cure everything, but it meant so much to me to know that. I wish we never needed to be here, but there a