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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

Hello Mel, Welcome to AfterSilence... I'm sad to hear that you went through csa but I'm glad you found AfterSilence and I hope that joining this community can help give you a safe place for you to talk about your feelings as you deal with the aftermath of s abuse and that reading the experiences of others might give you a feeling of validation that you are not alone in your struggle. I hope you will feel as though people on AS (AfterSilence) are walking alongside you every step of the way as you journey towards feeling better and that they will give you at least some of the kindness

I'm sorry to hear that the circumstances of your life placed gave you with a father with nothing to give when you needed support. It's very sad and not fair as this world so often is. I'm glad that you feel you no longer need him but I hope that you have found or can find other sources of approval that you so richly deserve just for being you. With support, ActivistAlly

Hello Patchwork and welcome to After Silence! I'm sorry to hear that you have had a long history of abuse but I'm glad you found after silence as a support site! Good for you for getting free from your abusive partner, that's not easy to do!!! It's good that you are at a stage where you are ready to work on healing and it sounds like you have some very fun and healthy activities to help you as you work through your feelings to process all that you've been through. ActivistAlly

Hi Ellie! Welcome to aftersilence!!! I'm sorry that you suffered what you did to bring you here but I'm glad you found the site for support! I understand what you say about feeling small or young...little when you have moments with the memories and that they are fragments and blurred images that make your physical body feel a storm of sensations that make you feel stuck and overwhelmed. It can be tough to realize that things mattered so much when we were young ages like 4-5 that things still can effect us so powerfully but it's good that you are taking the careful time to nurture yours

Hello and welcome back Lily!!! I'm really glad you've had such a positive experience with AS and the people here and that we can once again be part of your support network!!! It seems that time passed by so quickly!!! Welcome back again!!!

Hi Megan, I'm so glad you found a great friend who directed you to AS (After Silence) though I'm sorry you went through the trauma that made you seek us out. It's true that all our journey's are different but there are also similarities but it doesn't mean there is anything extra wrong if your experience is different than anyone else's. I'm glad that you find comfort in knowing you are not alone and that yes there are many ways that survivors cope and a very wide range of different things they experienced. I hope that AS will be helpful and useful for you and that you can fee

Hello Brave and welcome back!!! I'm glad to see you are in a better place at this time and that sounds really neat that you can grow most of your own food and are living what sounds like a quiet and healthy lifestyle where you have had time to devote to recovery and happy living safe from abuse!!! Canning, making your own soap, and homesteading sound very interesting! So glad to see you again my friend!!! I'm sure that your support will be valued by many here but also remember we're here for you as well if you want to talk or need shoulders to lean on ActivistAlly

Hello Erica, It sounds like it was not easy for you to post but I'm glad you joined and stayed until you were ready to introduce yourself. I hope that, as you are feeling comfortable, that you can get support and encouragement from people here. You're not alone with your struggles. I'm glad you are choosing to do a new thing by introducing yourself here.

Hello Eviesaye Welcome to AfterSilence! I'm sorry that you went through traumatic childhood experiences but I'm glad you've found AfterSilence! I hope this will be a safe place where you can talk about these things and feel understood. Many of us feel like imposters or maybe are only seeking attention but I believe you and I believe you have every right to be here and deserve to be heard and to heal. I hope you find many members here who will make it feel like they are with you every step of the way to helping you have a better future! ActivistAlly