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Hello Bridget and welcome to AS! I am so sorry to hear what brought you here but I'm glad that you found this site and I hope it can be a source of support as you recover from having been attacked. I hope you will feel like people here on AS will be supporting you every step of the way on your road to healing. ActivistAlly
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Thank you Kmkz for you welcoming words. It has been a very rough six months now since it happened...
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Welcome to AS, Bridget. It's so very brave of you to reach out and post. I'm sorry for what you've experienced recently and that it is haunting you. There are a lot of friendly and supportive people in this community, hopefully we can help you on your healing journey. Wishing you all the best.
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Hi everyone, My name is Bridget, I come from Athens, Greece and I hope to find some consolation in this community. I am 55 years old and a survivor of sexual assault that happened quite recently and has been haunting me since. I hope I can share these experiences and get the horrific images out of my head. I wish the best to all of you
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Hi Ziggy and welcome. I am very sorry for what you've endured as a child and the struggles you are currently facing. It was unfair and undeserved. I am sorry you were betrayed by those family members you should have been able to trust. You have found a very supportive community, tho, with many understanding and kind members. You are not alone. You might want to check out our Therapy Discussion for for more treatment ideas. There is at least one informative one on EMDR and I'm sure more that members have discussed. Gathering information is always a good step to start with. I am
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Welcome to AS, @Ziggy18. ❤️ I'm glad you found your way here. I'm so sorry for what you've experienced, though. It was cruel and unfair...and not your fault at all. I'm so proud of you for working on healing now. It sounds like you're doing all of the right things. Take your time exploring the site. You're not alone! I wish you all the best on your healing journey. -Finchy
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welcome friend
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Hello everyone. It means a lot to me to find a place for support for sexual abuse. I recently uncovered memories from my childhood that include assault by family members. I have set a boundary with my immediate family for now as I don’t know how to begin to both address this with them and hopefully heal from this trauma. One thing I have found very confusing is that the people pleasant behavior I learned to keep me safe as a child is making me constantly recenter the focus on me now instead of them and their needs. I am currently working with a somatic therapist, a trauma therapist
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The paedophile who tired to use me as a human sex toy, tired to have me killed to try and cover up their crimes, when that didn't work they tired to cover up their crimes with pornography.
Has anything similar happened to anyone else?
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My situation isn't similar, so I don't fully relate. I just know that trauma is never ok for any person or persons to do unto another person. This I can relate...with this I can undoubtedly say, you did not deserve this.
Know that I sit with you and support you, Stephenjames. Safe hugs to you, if ok.
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i worked hard to not hate myself. it’s maddening how easily it creeps back in. i don’t want to hate myself. sometimes people reiterate my feelings of self hatred when they are mean out of nowhere. but to my trauma brain, it isn’t unwarranted. i deserved it all along
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@MeBeMary thank you for your kind words. It’s hard to accept that isolation is the least traumatizing thing for me these days 😞
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Thanks for making life hell!
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Struggling 🥺
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Thanks @Finchy, I hope so too. Seeing t soon hope that helps
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Thank you sweet @MeBeMary
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why do i love you?
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Aww, thank you!! ❤️ Yes, I've played Lies of P, Elden Ring, Bloodborne, and Demon's Souls. I haven't played any of the classic Dark Souls games or Sekiro. But I've played those and some other soulslike games. They're really fun, even though they're super frustrating...huge challenges to overcome! Thank you again!! Your husband must be really good, too, then, even if he's tossed his controller at times haha. Ah yes, I have that then! I love the God of War games. I played the original ones on...I forget which system now. Ps3? PS2? I don't know. But yeah. I've just played too many other gam
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some days i just really wish i could disappear
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Sitting with you @wrenn. You’re not alone here
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I’m very sorry you know the feeling. Sending support to you @WannaMoveOn & @Doll6
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Wow, super impressed by your gaming skills! That genre - Lies of P, Bloodborne, Elden Ring, and Dark Souls I feel are some of the most challenging games! I've watched my husband play and seen him toss a few controllers trying to beat them 😂 Cudos! 👏 Yes, it's the newest God of War! I can't wait to see how you like it! That definitely makes sense! Have you played all of the Assassin's creed games? I hear the series is huge! Would you recommend starting from the beginning of the series or picking up at a certain one? I'm mid-way through Spider Man 2 now and just love swinging around the ci
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Glad to hear you are a new joiner as well, thank you for your warm welcome and glad to hear you have enjoyed it!
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Lies of P was a HUGE challenge. I just finished it last night. My goodness, that last battle was a pain, but really fun to figure out, too. Oh that's awesome. I really enjoyed Persona 5! I didn't play Royale, just the normal version. Persona games are so much fun. Same with God of War. Is that the newest one? If so, I haven't played that yet, but I do have it. I don't tend to look ahead at games coming out, so I'm not sure! But I do have/own some games I'm looking forward to playing soon. Like Atelier Ryza 3 and the newest Assassin's Creed (I forget the name now lol). As you can see, I'
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Hi Claire, I joined recently as well, everyone here is so kind and friendly and I hope you like it here as much as I have so far!
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Saying it gets more comfortable would be the wrong words, but by starting out here, you can start feeling less tense and more confident about the subject.
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Agreed.. Very well said. I find what I am dealing with very isolating to discuss with people I know IRL. Even when attempting conversation, I find some may harshly judge and shame me as they don't understand..
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Impressive! Those are all great picks! I haven't played Dragon's Dogma II or Lies of P yet. Love that you are a variety gamer as well. I am currently playing Persona 5 Royale (an amazing JRPG) definitely becoming one of my favorites with a very moving story and concept, God of War Ragnarok, and As Dusk Falls (a fun decision story game to couch play with others). Are there any upcoming games you are excited to start? So glad to be here ❤️
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Life is Strange! Yes!! My mind totally blanked. Such a good series of games. All of them. What games are you playing right now? I am playing several...Zelda Tears of the Kingdom, Dragon's Dogma II, Yakuza Gaiden, and Lies of P. I play a variety of games...my favorite series though is the Atelier games. (Atelier Rorona, Ryza, Sophie, etc.) I wish you all the best here! ❤️
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I've decided to adopt a baby goat. It will be nice for me to have somebody to care of. I am also looking forward all the free goat cheese I'll have eventually.
