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It is officially 2025 where I am!
Ready or not, here it is. Guess we will all have to make the most of it. I wish you all happiness, health, positivity and healing. ❤️ Sending all of my love to you all as we navigate our next year of healing - may this year be more progressive than last year was, even if only slightly. Cheers, everyone.
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Welcome to AS, @SwanseasStar. I'm Cap, fellow survivor. I'm sorry for the circumstances under which you have arrived, but do hope that being here brings you healing. Silence is indeed deafening - and sometimes we spend more time and effort downplaying and denying - it can be exhausting sometimes, right? We have all got to start somewhere when it comes to putting experiences into words. Although these are terrible words that are tough to string together, once we begin to speak them (especially to others who can relate and can support and provide validation), we become so much stron
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As someone who has been on both sides (the cheerful side and the 'Grinchy' side) of the holidays, I'll refrain from saying "Merry Christmas" - I know that many struggle during the holidays - I do not think, though, that there is any harm in saying that my thoughts are with you whether you are joyful today or are having a hard time. I wish you all peace, comfort and healing, 365 days of the year! ❤️
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Loving words for those who struggle with the holidays. My door/PM is always open. ❤️
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Very nerve-wracking day for Americans!!! Will be hanging out here later.
Sending support to you all. ❤️💙🤍
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Welcome to After Silence, @KVA1983. I’m so sorry to learn of your experience with imprisonment but delighted to hear that you have had success with therapy. I am hopeful that being here will provide a positive sense of community as we have many people from all walks of life but share a very common understanding of trauma and its effects. Take gentle care and please feel free to give a shout if you have any questions. Again, welcome! Best wishes, Cap
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Weathering the yearly fog…
Capulet commented on Capulet's blog entry in A Grain of Salt & A Pound of Chocolate
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I’ll start by saying that what you are about to read took much less time to type out than it did to come up with a title for today’s blog entry. I just threw in what I did because at this point, the ability to come up with something clever has momentarily disappeared. Hoping you’re all having a good day, week, month, etc, etc. I am, without a doubt, buried underneath work, family and dog obligations, doctor appointments, a messy house, financial burden, league bowling, postseason baseball, and mindless television and Halloween movies. There simply are not enough hours in the day
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Welcome to AS, Nounecia - I hope that being here among those who understand will make a positive difference in your healing efforts! This is an amazing community and I am confident you will find that many struggle with similar feelings. Wishing you healing and comfort. Best wishes, - Cap
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Hello, @Halle and welcome. I’m sorry to learn of the circumstances that have led you to us but hope that we can help support you as you navigate through your healing journey!! Wishing you all the best! - Cap
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Reflecting back on the last year.
Capulet commented on Capulet's blog entry in A Grain of Salt & A Pound of Chocolate
Oh, you absolutely are, and I will drink to that. 😉 Dead perps are the best kind!! I’m sorry I didn’t see this before today!! I appreciate your comment very much. I love hearing from folks. Thank you for the kind words re: the surgeries. I feel a hundred times better than I did when writing this entry. I ‘tested’ the foot by returning to league bowling. So far, so good. Maybe I can kill two birds with one stone and work on my social awkwardness at the same time? 😉 I will forever be grateful for the existence of this community. I’m glad you have found a place here, too. I -
Hello and welcome to AS!! I am glad you are here although sorry for the circumstances that have led you to join this community. Wishing you peace, comfort and healing - you are definitely not alone here. Please let me know if there is anything I can do to help you find your way around. Take care! - Cap
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Reflecting back on the last year.
Capulet commented on Capulet's blog entry in A Grain of Salt & A Pound of Chocolate
Thank you, @awi! Sending you big hugs, if you'd like 'em. ❤️ I hope you have been doing as well as you can be, given all that is on your plate these days. Yeah, lots going on for us both, huh? I have to remind myself to just relax, let myself BE for a few minutes per day. No distractions. Just sit or lay down, relax, try to prepare myself mentally and physically for the fast pace that is just a few days away when full-time hours start back up. -
Welcome, @robertlbr and welcome to AS. I am glad you have found this community, the folks here are tremendously supportive and truly understand where you are coming from. The members of this community come from all walks of life but share in a very common pain. I hope that being among those who understand will provide you with peace, comfort and healing. Take care! - Cap
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Reflecting back on the last year.
Capulet posted a blog entry in A Grain of Salt & A Pound of Chocolate
Hey, AS family and friends. I know it's been a while. Over a year since my last entry. (I'm sorry.) I guess I just haven't made myself open to talking. There's probably a lot that I could have filled everyone in on, but for some reason, I guess it was more appealing to stuff it in the 'maybe later' pile that resides in the back of my head. That pile has since begun to overflow, scattering messiness everywhere. I'm scattered lately. Forgetful. More irritable over the simplest things that don't really warrant irritability. I might have successfully reached the brim of the ava -
Absolutely! I know there's a whole lot of info here on site, so take your time and feel free to jump in where comfortable. Again, welcome. Wishing you support, comfort and healing. Warmly, - Cap
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Hi, and welcome, @clownwife I'm called Cap and am a fellow survivor. I do hope you are able to find and make connections here - there are many who share in the aftermath of CSA. It is a nice feeling to be able to gain support from someone who understands what you have been through and what you are going through as you attempt to heal. Just as a heads up, there is a rule here at AS that we must keep in mind. Many have been diagnosed with DID and there is a support area for those who wish to talk about DID, but as far as making posts, we only ask that the host, (in your c
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I love it. It is a beautiful analogy as well as highly accurate. You speak wise words and ones that resonate with many. It is oddly comforting when someone else writes things you could have written for yourself - makes us all feel a little bit less alone this journey. ❤️
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Hi, @SophieSBaH, welcome to AS!!! I'm Cappy, fellow survivor. Although I'm so sorry to see that there's a need for you to be here, I'm glad you've joined this community. Our members come from all walks of life, but share in a very common pain, so you are definitely not alone. The deep collective understanding of trauma and its effects can certainly be a community benefit, and I've considered this site to be a lifeline for many years. This is a safe place for support and connection and I'm hoping that being here will provide some peace, comfort and healing. I also just want to say tha
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Welcome, @BrooklinBetti, to AS. It is my sincere hope that you find some connection here - many are in the same boat. You are not alone. This is a fantastic community. Wishing you all the best! - Cap
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Welcome, @Desert Wave. I am sorry to learn of what you’ve experienced but am glad you are here to connect with us and to heal. This is a fantastic community and you are not alone. Please let me know if you have any questions about the site. I am just a shout away. Wishing you all the best! - Cap
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**PSA**
After Silence will be undergoing some much-needed maintenance at some point tonight, March 1, 2024. We will be working on things throughout the weekend. Please be advised that there will likely be some periods of downtime and access/connectivity will be limited when we are down.
Thank you all for your patience and please take gentle care of yourselves.
I'll see you all when we're back!❤️
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To all of my AS Friends and Family:
Happy New Year! May 2024 be a year filled with happiness, health and healing. Love and safe hugs to all of those who would like them. ❤️
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Hello, @4sa, and welcome to AS! One of the things (and there are many!) that I love about this site is that you set your own pace. I know a lot of this can be overwhelming to take in, but I am hopeful that you will find tons of support here as well as comfort, peace and healing. It is truly amazing what a difference being around those who can relate can make. Take gentle care of yourself - looking forward to getting to know you and supporting you in the journey! Best wishes, - Cap
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A big welcome to you, @Sister.L, to AS. So proud of you for taking the steps to be here and to join in our community healing efforts. One step at a time, one day at a time. We’ll all get there. Looking forward to getting to know you! Best wishes, - Cap
