FlickeringSoul

Thank you Dasi!!! This was good!

The holidays are always so difficult. They have become filled with haunting memories, and chilling reminders. Each year I hope to create better memories, happy ones, good moments to cherish, and every year I'm let down. I try to go out there and create new memories with family...but it's always family letting me down. This year my mom got frustrated while stuffing the turkey and vented at me how she was going to throw the turkey out the window (she lives on the 14th floor). My mom is one of my abusers...but i always keep trying, keep hoping, ....keep going back for more.... I don't get it...bu

Thank you everyone for the warm welcome!! I hope to find the support i need here, and i'm feeling like i will

So i'm new to this forum, but I've discovered blogs. I'm a little happy about that, as I can express myself freely without triggering myself or others of course. Today I'm meeting with my counselor from the women's shelter. She's an amazing woman, who encourages and inspires me. We made an intervention plan together that involves 4 consequences of what I've been through, and the means to help me overcome them. The two biggest and hardest ones to overcome are suicidal thoughts, and flash backs. This past weekend was very difficult for me, I ended up calling a suicide crisis line....someone tal

Thank you all for the warm welcome, I'm still learning how to use this site, but I've heard from a friend that it's a very helpful, supportive, and caring site due to the amazing people in it.

Hello, I'm new to this site but forums as well. I'm trying to move past being hurt, and controlled and tryin to take back my life. Trying to be a warrior!!