-Nicole-

Welcome to After Silence, Una What a neat name, where does that come from? You are certainly welcome here, I hope you find this community to be beneficial to you. Nicole

Welcome to After Silence I am sorry to hear you endured such a traumatic childbirth. I once read a survivor memoir which described the author's difficulties in childbirth as a survivor. This is a great place, with lots of wonderful moms who I am sure can relate to your feelings. Nicole

Welcome to After Silence It is not uncommon to be a bit unsure about opening up, but this is a wonderfully supportive, non-judgmental community. We are here to listen if you would like to share with us. Nicole

Welcome to After Silence I can relate to your whole world as you know it being ripped away and it is like you are supposed to go through the motions of this life of yours that seems barely recognizable. It is a scary place to be, but there are many of us who can relate to what you are feeling. Nicole

Welcome to After Silence I can relate to being a bit scared at a place like this, but everyone is really warm and welcoming and most importantly, non-judgmental. We are here to listen when you are ready to share. Best of luck. Nicole

Welcome to After Silence This is a wonderfully supportive place, where you will find people who can relate to what you are going through. You are certainly not alone. Nicole

Welcome to After Silence It really sounds like you are dealing with an overwhelming amount of pressure and stress. You have found a great place of support, so I hope you will continue to get it out. I like your analogy to a pregnancy and that the only way to get the final product is a difficult a painful process. I hope we can all help you along on your journey. Nicole

Welcome to After Silence You are probably having some difficulty with that word because perhaps you called it something else in your mind in order to deal with it? Perhaps you didn't want to believe it was rape, perhaps you couldn't. It isn't necessary to give it a name if you don't feel that is something you need, but what is important is how you deal with it all and how you heal from it. I hope we can help you with all your questions. Nicole

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Here is some help for anyone having trouble with the functions of the board. First, you will find a tutorial for basic posting and messaging, then an explanation of some of the boards other functions. Hope this helps! Basic Posting: New Topic Button: To make a new topic in any of the main forums or sub-forums click the button shown in the shot below and you will be taken to the page where you enter your reply (shown in the second shot) Enter your reply in the text area and when finished click the add reply button as indicated below. Add Reply Button: Reply to an existing topic with o

Yep, I made tutorials with screen shots. I'll get to posting them soon, I am so sick right now!

Not a bad idea at all. I love making tutorials!

Welcome to After Silence, Lauren I hope we can help you along on your journey. Nicole

Welcome to After Silence, tam I am glad you are already finding the site helpful. This is a wonderfully supportive place and I hope it continues to help you on your journey. Nicole

Welcome to After Silence You aren't alone in those feelings. I was so ashamed and so overly sensitive about nudity and sexuality for many years. I can't say exactly why things changed for me, but having a wonderful, open and honest boyfriend helped tremendously. I am sure you will find much support and validation for your feelings and your pain here. Best of luck on your healing journey. Nicole

Welcome to After Silence This is a very kind, understanding and supportive community. When you are ready to share, we will be ready to listen. Nicole

Welcome to After Silence Thank you for being a part of our community Nicole

Welcome to After Silence, Heidi I am 27 and a classical ballet dancer Nice to meet you. I am sorry you are struggling right now, but I am glad you found this place. I am sure you will find that you are not alone in your struggles, many of us feel the same and you will find muc understanding and support here. Nicole

Welcome to After Silence For years I didn't think or talk about what happened to me, then one day something triggered all those memories, thoughts and feelings to come out. It was then that I realized I couldn't ignore it anymore. That was about 5 years ago and I have come a long way since. I hope that we can help you along your healing journey. Nicole

Welcome to After Silence I can understand being afraid at first, but this is a very warm, kind, supportive place. You won't be judged here. Take your time and go at your own pace. We are here to listen as you are ready to share. Nicole

Welcome to After Silence I am far from PA, but look forward to seeing you around the board Nicole

Welcome to After Silence You are certainly not alone in doubting yourself, in fact I see it quite a bit here. Whatever you are feeling, I am sure you are not alone and I am sure someone else has felt the same way. Keep posting, no one will judge you here. Nicole

Didn't work, try again. Did you leave the [ QUOTE ] tags there? Those are important.

Like that? There is a little button with open quotation marks and the word reply, to the bottom right of every post and reply in every thread. If you click that is automatically brings you to a reply screen including the original post in its entirety. You can also quote multiple posts in a thread by using the nearby button that has a plus sign and says Quote. It will turn read and the plus changes to a minus, you can click to de-select that post. Once you have selected everything you want to quote, you hit the Add Reply button at the very bottom of the thread as you usually would and you wi