DamagedButNotBroken

Stay strong, raven--sending all the good vibes and virtual fist-bumps you can dream of. You are truly brave-- DBNB

Firebrand, Welcome to AS. I'm in much the same situation, except this is my first Christmas like this, and while I'm away from that part of my family, there's another part of my family that I need to be here for. So it's a complicated and difficult day to say the least... Sitting with you here-- DBNB

Sitting with you, very much in the same boat myself. Let's keep this boat floating and moving forward, ok? You can share anything on here. It's a good place for us. Supporting you, DBNB

Welcome, Sweets! Coming here is a good step for everyone. It's an amazing, eye-opening place in so many ways. Take care, and supporting you— DBNB

Welcome! I'll second everything that reglois said above! Glad you found this supportive, safe place.

Welcome to AS! I'm pretty new too—it's a good place for you to have found, very kind and supportive people. Something I didn't know when I arrived is that you need to post 10 times (anywhere on these forums) to be able to access the private forums. Even if you're just offering general support, reading other people's posts will give you a quick idea of what this online community is like. Also, hadn't really done anything like this before either (and I would guess most people who come here are like that). Understand feeling wary though. Take care, and welcome! We're here to support each other!

Hi, and welcome-- I'm new too, and newly on this journey of healing. I was just able to start therapy last summer, and it has exceeded my expectations by leaps and bounds. It has been extremely difficult, but it feels like I am putting myself back together from fragments, like one of those really hard 3D puzzles, but the pieces keep moving and I have no clue what the thing is supposed to look like when it's done. I am relearning how to be myself. Anyway, glad you're here—take care of yourself.

Welcome--I'm new too. I believe that most of the private forums are only open to you if you have posted 10 times at least, so I'm currently looking around and posting where I can, trying to get a feel for how things work. Take care and welcome!

Hello everyone-- Just wanted to say hello and say what's up. I was referred here by my therapist, who doesn't currently have any groups that I can attend. Looking forward to having an outlet, as I am in a new area, and while I have some well-maintained long-distance friendships to keep me going, there aren't so many people to talk to about this in my life right now. And I'm kind of a talker. I was only able to begin getting real help starting last August (because of insurance and financial reasons), and after a few months of deep digging, repressed memories started bubbling up. So, here I am.

I'm new and finding my way around as well, Nova. As someone who didn't even really understand that I WAS a survivor until very recently, I sympathize with the tenuousness of coming out of your shell for the first time about something that is so dramatic. I'm here because my therapist doesn't have any group meetings for what I need. Not sure how it will work, but here it goes. Everyone needs their hands held now and again... Take care—

Thanks for the reminder--still trying to navigate a new place.

Hi Mailee— I'm new too—just recently started understanding where a host of symptoms have been coming from over the years, and uncovered memories in therapy that brought me here. I'm in my late 30s now, so it's good that you are looking for help and healing at this early stage of your life! I'm so sorry for the pain that you are in, and I too am trying to understand what healing looks like. Here here to RUSH—I was just rocking out to Moving Pictures yesterday in my car on my way to therapy. It helped. I learned how to play drums by air drumming to Neil's amazing playing. Music is now my profe