ActivistAlly

Welcome to After Silence Raisin11! I'm glad you found us but sorry that it had to be for reasons dealing with the issues the site is for. There really is no comparing traumas and so I believe you have as much right to be here as anyone else regardless of how much or how little suffering brought you here. This is a warm and supportive community and we're here to support you! I hope you find this type of forum helpful to you!!!

Hi Kavitax!!! Yes you're doing it right! You sound like you have a lot of wonderful interests! I'm sorry that you have reasons to search out a site like ours but I'm glad you found us. Also sorry that you've found yourself feeling isolated and I hope that AS (After Silence) can be a part of healing for you and that you'll feel like the members of AS are with you every step of the way. Activist Ally

Hi @Trying2MoveOn You are not stupid or abnormal. The trauma you went through was abnormal and how you are responding is totally understandable and okay. For myself one of the huge traumas that I went through did not resurface until I was in my late 40s and I've come to realize we are not alone in a delayed response. That is why the "post" is in post traumatic stress disorder, it was too much to deal with at the time we suffered it. I'm really glad you are trying to survive and thrive again!!! I'm so sorry you went through something so traumatic to seek us out but I'm glad you

Welcome to AS! I hope this will be a good place for you to get support as you work through the difficult memories brought up in your therapy.

Hello Octopus and welcome to After Silence! I'm sorry that you went through SA but I'm glad that you found this site and I hope you will feel comfortable to talk and that you will find understanding here from the members of After Silence. It's okay to take things at your own pace and you can post as much or as little as you like with no obligation to do so. I hope you will find everyone at After Silence supportive and helpful as you struggle with healing from what you experienced.

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Hello Robert. I'm sorry that happened to you and your sister. Feeling shame or guilt is very common for survivors of sexual crimes but it's more of a function of PTSD than the feelings being factual. The fact is you have absolutely nothing to feel ashamed or guilty for nor responsible for. The sick criminal who kidnapped your sister and you was the one who was 100% responsible. All the guilt and shame is on his head alone. I'm glad that you've been able to start therapy and I'm glad you've reached out here to After Silence. I hope you will get some of the kind and compassionate s

Hi @RuthLynne Welcome to After Silence! I'm glad you have decided to embrace a more positive view of yourself and that you are not to blame for what brought you here! I hope that the AfterSilence community will be of help to you on your journey of healing! ActivistAlly

Welcome to AS!!! @Jennypal I hope that you'll find AS a kind, supportive, and safe place that you can talk with other survivors! Please take your time and feel free to look around and post more when you are ready and it begins to feel less scary and more familiar. I'm sorry for the things that made you seek us out but I'm glad that you've found our site! ActivistAlly

Hello nothinglikeamandwoman , Welcome to After Silence!!!! You said you needed to redo this post so I assume your original was lost during some of the site updates that erased some posts recently? I'm so sorry that happened but hope that the upgrades will result in more reliable service in the future! I hope you will feel that AS helps you feel less alone in what you are struggling with and that it will feel like people here are walking with you in support every step of the way!!! ActivistAlly

Hello and welcome @craisydaisy I'm sorry for what brought you here but I'm hopeful that AS can offer kind and compassionate support for you as you start your journey to healing from the painful memories of your past. We are glad that you have found our group and wish you strength as you struggle with all the feelings and memories brought up in the healing and recovery journey. Activist Ally

Hello Begonia and welcome to AfterSilence! I'm so sorry for the things that happened to bring you here but I'm glad you found AS for support with finding your way out of fear and darkness! I hope you will continue to realize that you are not a freak or monster for anything that was done to you or that you were forced to do that caused your trauma. Hoping the members of AS will support you so that it feels like we're with you every step of the way towards the light! ActivistAlly

Welcome back @itscleo. It sounds like a good step that you are giving therapy another chance and I hope it is helpful for you!!! As for not posting much that's okay, you can post as much or as little as you like. I hope you will get kind support here as you continue therapy and work for a better life.

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