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Hi Kylie, Welcome to AfterSilence. I am very sorry for all you have been thru and the struggles you are facing right now. You comment on courage, which I don't want you to discredit yourself with. Reaching out is courageous. Saying that first hello is courageous. Deciding to work on your healing is courageous. I am sure many more courageous steps will come. Take your time to look around and jump in when you feel comfortable. There is no rush, but plenty of support, encouragement and validation. I am glad that you have found us. I wish you many steps forward as you travel down

Hi BillieMay, Welcome to AfterSilence. I am very sorry for what happened to you a few months ago. It was unfair and undeserved. I am also sorry you are struggling without support right now. I know it makes things more difficult to process alone. You will find a community filled with understanding people here who do understand and will support and validate you. You are not alone. Feel free to look around our site and interact where you feel comfortable. It does take courage to reach out, so I am happy you decided to do so. It's not an easy path, but we are here for you. I wish you we

Hi Rusty, Welcome to AfterSilence. I am very sorry for what has brought you here, but do know that you will find support. We have understanding and kind members that will support and encourage you along this healing road. We have many private forums, once you are ready to interact on more specific items. You will find this a safe and healing place. I wish you well as you move down this path we call healing. Mary

Welcome to our community, SimilingThroughIt. I am very sorry you have reasons to be here, but I know you will receive tons of support. Our members truly are kind and understanding. This pandemic has made things more difficult, I know. We are here for you tho. You are not alone. Feel free to look around. Interact at your own pace and where you feel comfortable. There is no pressure. It does take great courage to reach out tho, so I do want to acknowledge that courage. I wish you the best on this journey we call healing. Mary

Hi again, PixieCat! I hope you are doing ok today and feeling a little more comfortable on the site. Remember, I am always available, if you need anything. Mary Hi Moving forward, Tho you directed this comment to Vitacry, I wanted to extend a warm welcome to you, as well. I'm sorry you have felt like an outsider, but in many ways we are all outsiders here...so we can be outsiders together, if that sounds ok to you. You will find tons of support here, when you are ready. Wishing you the best as you begin this journey here with us. Mary

Hi Vitacry, Welcome to AfterSilence. I am very sorry for the trauma you've endured and the struggles you face. I know it's not easy to reach out, so kudos to you for doing so. You will find this community filled with understanding and kind members. You are not alone. Feel free to look around the site and jump in where you feel comfortable. I wish you the very best on this journey we call healing. Mary

Hi Sleepy.tired, Welcome to AfterSilence. I am very sorry for all you have gone thru and the struggles you face. It wasn't fair or deserved for all you've been thru. You have found a very supportive site with many understanding and kind members. I am glad you decided to reach out, as this should not be a path you walk alone. Take your time and look around the community and interact where you feel comfortable. There is no pressure or judgment, but we are here for you. I wish you the best as you begin this journey we call healing. Mary

Welcome back, brokenangel. I am sorry there are still struggles that you face, but I am so glad you remember this community. Many of the names may have changed, but this group remains understanding, kind, and supportive. Feel free to look around and find your footing once again. We are here for you. Wishing you the best as you continue to work at finding ways that will help you continue down this path we call healing. Mary back.

Hi Charlie and welcome. Very sorry you have reasons to be here and that you were hurt when you were young. It is so unfair that anyone hurt you and unfair that struggles continue. You found a wonderful community with many understanding members. You are not alone. Reading thru some of the forums is a good way to start. There is no rush or pressure for you to share, but do know when you are ready to interact, we are here for you. It is a scary step, I know, but know you are brave for reaching out. I wish you the best and you begin this confusing path we call healing. Mary

Welcome back! I'm sorry you are still struggling, but as you see, many of your friends are still here...plus many new ones, as well. I'm sorry you lost support in the other community, but we welcome you back with open arms!

Hi Satin, Welcome to AfterSilence. I am very sorry for what happened to you as a child. It was wrong and unfair. You will find support here, as our members are very understanding and kind. You are not alone. I do find that many survivors have a creative streak within them and I'm sure it can be therapeutic, both the art and the music. Feel free to check out our Healing Through Creativity forum, if you feel it is something you would like to share. I am glad you decided to reach out and join our community. I wish you well as you continue down this path we call healing. Mary

Hi there, Ready. Welcome to AfterSilence. I am very sorry for the trauma you endured so many years ago. I can relate, I found this site after denying and struggling for over 30 years. I felt helpless, alone and confused. I needed an outlet and I found this site, too. It is filled with so many understanding and supportive people. It is a safe haven to speak out and find ways to manage life better. I am glad that you have found us. I am glad you are still here! It means you are a fighter, if you realize it or not. Trying to find other ways is the brave way to go. Maybe not easy, but it

Hi Jazz, Welcome to AfterSilence. I am very sorry for the trauma you have endured that has led you here. What happened was unfair and undeserved. Capulet is right...you found a supportive community with many understanding members. You are not alone. The best way to figure out the forum is to just look around. You will see different areas with different themes. Interact where you are comfortable. There is no pressure at all. You will also find many pet lovers here and even have a thread, if you care to check it out! Many beautiful furbabies of our members are posted. Nothing so big as

Hi there, nocturnalpixie, Welcome to AfterSilence. I am very sorry for the reasons that find you here, but do know you found a very supportive community with many understanding members. What you went thru was unfair and undeserved, but we are here for you. The struggles seem to find us, well after the initial abuse. Finding others who really know what it is like has been a blessing to me. We have a creativity section, if you come to a point you would like to share. We have quite a few artist members and it can be a therapeutic way to help ourselves. It is up to you. I love cats

Hi Irisdescent_fly, Welcome to AfterSilence. I am very sorry for the abuse your ex put you thru, but happy you found the courage to leave him. I know it isn't easy to do, so I am glad you have. What he put you thru was unfair and undeserved. You will find much support here tho, as our members are truly kind and understanding. You find yourself among friends. It does sound that you are moving forward on this journey we call healing and your T sounds like a good one! I hope we can also help you with steps forward, as healing is so deserved. Feel free to look around the site and I wish