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Hi everyone, this is my first post here. I read through some other posts and just wanted to say I appreciate the little bit I've read so far. This seems like a really good place to be understood and get some feedback from others when I'm ready for it.

There were three separate occasions that I can remember from when I was a child, memories that have come back with a vengeance about three months ago. I've been meeting with my therapist weekly since then and have moved forward a lot but I want to keep going and I think these forums are a good opportunity for me to do that.

I wanted to introduce myself so that if I start posting some of you will have heard from me first and will know a little bit about me. I look forward to interacting with all of you, though I wish it could have been for a different reason!

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Hi and welcome to AS! I'm sorry you have to be here, but this place is a good place to turn to to connect with others and for support. I hope you find comfort here :)

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Hi, and welcome to After Silence

My name is Paula and I am one of the newbie support team here. I hope you are finding your way around the board okay, if you need any help with any aspect of it, please let me know and I will do my best to help

take care,

Paula

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Hi thestral, welcome to AS. I too wish that we were meeting under different circumstances but I am glad you found your way here. This is a very supportive community and I hope you find the support you are looking for. I wish you the best of luck in your healing journey.

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Hello Thestral578, How are you today?

I am in the same situation: getting memories. You are not alone. I am sitting with you.

I am glad you are seeing a therapist.

It is normal to have memories of past abuse. It is not pleasant, I know. I wonder what strategies you have to deal with them.

These are things I do: Don't fight it. I let the memory come knowing that is going to pass; I remind myself that it is a memory. It is the past. It is not happening anymore; I talk to my counselor about it; I write about it; I draw it and then rip the paper off; I ground myself in the present moment: 5 things I can see, 5 things I can hear, 5 things I can smell, 5 things I can touch, 5 things I can taste. I do a mindful walk and place my feet firm on the ground. I play with the images in my mind and make them big or small or colorless.

I hope you and your therapist will make a plan together.

Take care

:hi:

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Hi Thestral578,

Welcome to Aftersilence. I also wish we could have met for different reasons, but glad you found your way here. I'm happy to hear that you are getting help and moving forward, you will always have this place if you need to reach out to anyone (open 24/7)!! I hope to see you around the boards!

Mandy

NST

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Thank you (again) to everyone who responded! It is really great to have other people who have some idea what I'm feeling and a place to go when I want to get feedback.

The last three months have been a whirlwind. I spent a lot of time trying to figure everything out. I spent a lot of time angry at how I was feeling and just wanting it all to go away. I've spent a lot more time than I wanted remembering. I quickly learned to ground myself to the present when those thoughts became overwhelming. And now I'm just continuing to move forward. I look forward to talking to all of you some more and seeing where that will take me and in the process I hope I can be a help to any of you as well.

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