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Don't you remember I'm your baby girl? How could you push me out of your world? Lied to your flesh and your blood - put your hands on the ones that you swore you loved?
Don't you remember I'm your baby girl? HOW COULD YOU THROW ME RIGHT OUT OF YOUR WORLD?! So young when the pain had begun... now forever afraid of being loved...
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Adulting as a survivor hits different. Where do we find the time to find ourselves when we're busy trying to balance work and relationships? I'm a shell. I miss having any understanding of who I am.
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Sitting with you @VintageCrayon. Adulting is tough I think for anyone, but being a survivor makes it that much more difficult 😞
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I love that feeling when I find a song with lyrics that are so spot on it's scary. Guess I found a new cover photo.
Lyrics by Em Beihold. Photo by me.
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Hello, I started on this website as Shortcake. A new, terrified member who struggled badly as so many of you do. This community of survivors helped me immensely in my journey to healing from what I'd been through. I hope those of you who are brand new find the same here as well. I stepped down as a site moderator near the end of 2016, and also away from the site for a majority of the last year and a half because I had begun struggling with issues not even related to what brought me here. However, I have been working through it all with the support of my husband and mother (
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You know, I JUST read what your profile pic says? LOL I am down with mermaiding. Adulting sucks.
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Welcome to AfterSilence! I hope you find all the support you can get here We're full of awesome people.
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We Really Need A Grief Forum/area
VintageCrayon replied to spark3686's topic in Public: Feedback Dropbox
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Thank you for taking the time to open this thread. It is VERY important that you read this. There are 2 pinned/locked topics in this forum (Welcome forum) that ask members to read before posting. I do understand that when you're new to After Silence, you're anxious to post and get involved in the healing process, and therefore may decide to just read those important sounding threads 'later'. Here's the problem....'later' never seems to happen. The reason those threads are there in every forum, is to enlighten you as to the specific rules and guidelines for each forum. Because there ARE certa
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This tutorial is for any member who wishes to: A. Block a member from chatting with them B. Block a member from messaging them C. Block a member's posts to prevent seeing them D. Block a member's signature. Please note: A. Please try to only use this option if your issue is not resolved by chat or board mods, or while you are waiting for a chat/board mod to resolve your issue if the problem is ongoing. B. Please only use this option as a last resort if a member continues to harass you after a mod has attempted to handle the problem. C. Use this option with care, and try to only use it wh
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This tutorial is for any member who, for whatever reason, wishes to remove someone as a friend. Step one: Click your username at the top of the page. Step two: Click on "Manage Friends". Step three: You will be taken to a page that lists all of the people you currently have as friends. To the right of their names, you will see these icons. Click the one that says "Remove Friend" when you hover over it to remove that person as a friend. And you're done
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This is a tutorial for anyone who wishes to be able to manually accept or reject friend requests, instead of having people being automatically able to add you Step one: Click on your username at the top of the page. Step two: Click on "My settings". Hovering over each option here will give you a brief description of what you can do. Step three: You will be taken to this page. Where it says "Friends" there are two options. The first says "Show my friends in my profile". If you leave this checked, people you have as friends will be visible on your AS profile. If you uncheck it, it will no
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Very well said Courtney! I couldn't agree more.
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We are glad you like that safety feature! We agree that it also encourages members to get involved and communicate, and are pleased that it makes you feel more comfortable to share in the future Thanks for the love!
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To add to what NorskyCourtney said about Trigger warnings for details about assault/stalking/ anything of a sexual or violent nature, I also try to post Trigger warnings for anything that may contain curse words (venting, quoting something that was said to us in real life, etc). When posting about Self Injury/Harm (and always be sure to post in the correct subforum) I'd recommend always posting a trigger warning. Same for Eating disorder related posts. Other things that may require trigger warnings: Talking about flashbacks, nightmares, details about legal processes, etc. Venting that include
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Thank you!
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Hi alone85, There is a sub-forum titled "Chat Room" near the bottom of the main page: http://www.aftersilence.org/forum/index.php?showforum=38 There, you will see a pinned thread titled "If You Can't Get Into Chat". For future reference, as you inquired about a thread - this would be the thread to look at or use when you are having issues using chat. Unfortunately, chat has been down since about Sunday, and is not working for anyone - including mods lol. The admins have been messaged about the problem, so we're all just waiting for it to be fixed Hopefully soon.
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Cold Blood races within constricted veins, Desp'rately seeking warmth in vain. Skin raises camouflaged shields, Swords raised Against Chilled air
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Happy Halloween: Is it trick or treat? Candy is reserved for those who are sweet. If your costume barely covers your rear, The trick is - you get no treats my dear. A trick or a treat? Depends what you wear, So rebellious teenage girls: Beware.
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Her down to earth personality Becomes visible for all to see: Terrestrial angel bedecks the land, In auburn foliage garishly grand. Nature's canvass depicts flawlessly Her down to earth personality, That silently draws an owl - wise and old, To her side where she stands out in gold. Despite the dagger worn on her waist, The wise old bird has good judgment and taste. Her down to earth personality Evokes trust in all life, wild and free. The dagger she adorns on her cincture, Meant for their protection to be ensured, But their best defense
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The sky is blue during the day, on bouncy clouds birdies play. Then the yellow sun turns white, and the blue sky turns black at night. Sometimes clouds get sad and cry, And their tears fall down from the sky. Note: Prompt was to write about the sky in a poem, in the eyes of a 7 year old you. This is pretty much how I figure I'd have regarded the sky when I was 7.
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My youthful roots, firm, yet exposed, ground my slender trunk - concealed by taut bark, already defaced by humankind. My elongated, twiggy branches extend towards the heavens, not in surrender, but in a silent plea for healing tears from above. A cleansing shower of nourishment to my very essence, causing growth. Manifesting blossoms in my foliage, my inner beauty is exposed...
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Evil ghosts of my past... A bitter lemon, once ripe and delicious - Once, a big part of my life - has dried out and rotted: lost it's vibrancy. Lost their power over me. Angels of my past... A cupcake, once moist and comforting - Once, always there for me - has hardened, dehydrated: grown bacteria. have grown apart from me. I can see these... ancient artifacts, decaying with each passing day - ancient memories - to take a bite now, to dwell on them now, undoubtedly would make me sick. would be nothing short of foolish. Memories, however positive
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Mindful curiousity causes my eyes to abandon the ground where my anxious feet narrowly avoid obstacles as they blindly follow eyes lead...
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Nature's warm candlelight glows and reflects Off her beautiful gown of solid white, Illuminating her dark empty space, Resulting in peaceful short-term delight. Sitting thoughtfully beside my window, I try to mimic this inspiration. Dressed in white - with a candle in my hand, I recreate peace by imitation...
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To forgive a cruel act is kindness - Or is the gesture really selfish? To let go of hurtful feelings for one's own serenity, and not for others' sakes. Yet if vocalized, that peace is spread, selflessly sharing joy.
