ActivistAlly

Hello @MidnightSky Welcome to AfterSilence! I'm glad you found our website and I hope AfterSilence will be a great part of the support you deserve! I understand you feel nervous and unsure but I hope you'll find this is a safe place as you look around the boards and get to know our community!

Hi @er.46 and welcome to Aftersilence. I'm hoping you'll find this a safe place where you feel heard and that we can help support you as you heal from the aftermath of being a survivor. Though I'm sad for the reasons that brought you here, I'm glad you found us! ActivistAlly

Welcome to After Silence Gigi!!! I'm sorry for the reason that brought you here but I'm glad you've found us. I hope After Silence can be a solid support for you as you deal with the aftermath of what happened to you and try to make your life the best it can be.

Hello Alley cat and welcome to AS! Everyone here is also a survivor and while not everyone experiences exactly the same situations there will be people who can understand how difficult a healing journey like are on is. It's great that you want to keep on making progress and you are working with your therapist and reaching out to sites like AS for support!!! I hope it will seem to you as though the members of AS are with you every step of the way in support of your healing!!!

Hi Trinity, Welcome to AS!!! I hope it will be a valuable part of the support you deserve as you work on making a better life for yourself in the future. I'm sure that many people will want to be your friend and I hope you'll feel like the members of AS are walking with you in support every step of the way to healing!

I'm sorry you aren't feeling well about how everything has gone in your life. I hope AS will be a good place for you too and that the people here will help you feel like they are with you every step of the way to making a better life for yourself! Welcome to AS!

Hello Deedee, I'm sorry that you were abused as a boy and I hope After Silence can be a good part of the support you deserve as you work towards healing and having a happier future.

Hello Nautica and welcome to After Silence (AS)! I'm sorry for the things that have brought you to After Silence but I'm glad you found us! I hope After Silence will be a valuable piece of the kind and compassionate support you deserve! I hope you will feel as though members of After Silence are walking alongside you in support every step of the way towards healing. ActivistAlly

Hello Newgrowth ad welcome to AfterSilence!!! It's okay if you are unsure what to do or how to talk about what brought you here. It's okay to take your time and look around and please don't worry about having to help others right away. Remember the board is here for every survivor and that includes you! It's okay to get support for yourself before trying to support others. I hope you will find AS a very kind and safe community to begin breaking your silence and talking through what brought you here.

Hello Leila, I'm so sorry you went through that for so long. I hope you will feel understood here and that it will be a safe place for you to speak about this. Welcome to After Silence. You deserve to be heard. We are listening. ActivistAlly

Hello and welcome to AS Ingrid! I'm sorry that you have reason to search for a site like ours but I'm glad you found us. I hope AfterSilence will be of help to you in regaining some of your confidence and that you will feel safe and accepted without judgement as you read the site and interact with other members. Your post was just fine so no apologies needed! Wishing you and Smokey the best!!! AA

Hello and welcome to AfterSilence! I'm sorry you have a lot of shame and fear because of those things and I hope you can find supportive people here to help you feel understood. It sounds like you've got some great hobbies that are outlets for you and I hope After Silence will become another positive tool in your kit to help you cope with the bad experiences that brought you here.

Hi Keamy, Welcome to aftersilence! I'm sorry you went through such awful things but I'm glad you found us and I hope our site can help you feel not as alone. Yes, sadly you are not alone in having been trafficked and been treated horribly but this is a place we can support each other and not feel so alone in the big giant world.

Hello Missfortune and welcome to AfterSilence! I'm sorry that you have gone through so much terrifying abuse as a child and throughout your life but I'm glad you found AfterSilence and hope this site will be a safe source of support for you as you heal from the traumas that brought you here. I hope you will feel as though members here are walking with you every step of the way on your journey to a more peaceful life. Activist Ally

Hello Pixie, Welcome to AfterSilence (AS). It sounds like you have a lot of fun and interesting hobbies! I'm sorry that something awful happened to you but I'm glad that you found our website and have joined our community. I hope you will find the kind support you deserve here from other survivors and that reading the stories of other members here might inspire you on your own walk of healing. ActivistAlly