Hello everyone

[Leila06]

Hello, i am Leila, i am 20 years old, i've been sexually abused for years by step-father, i could not speak about that to everyone in real life except to my therapist, i was looking for a place where there are someone who could understand me, i hope i found it...

[ActivistAlly]

Hello Leila, I'm so sorry you went through that for so long.  I hope you will feel understood here and that it will be a safe place for you to speak about this.  Welcome to After Silence.  You deserve to be heard.  We are listening.

ActivistAlly

[Doll6]

Welcome Leila. I’m sorry for what you have been through but hopefully you will feel safe and welcome here 

[Leila06]

10 minutes ago, Doll6 said:

Welcome Leila. I’m sorry for what you have been through but hopefully you will feel safe and welcome here 

Thank you very much, i really appreciate that... 

[Capulet]

Hi Leila and welcome!!!  You are in a safe, non-judgmental place.  I’m sorry for the circumstances that have brought you to us but hope being here brings you a step closer to healing.  Take your time looking around and jump in wherever comfortable.  

Warmly,

Cap

[patriciag]

Welcome to AS 

[Leila06]

Thank you again, i feel lesser lonely... 

[awi]

@Leila06 dear friend welcome to this safe place of healing.  So sorry what you have been through.  Nothing bad that happened was your fault.  The blame and shame are on the perpetrator. Know that you are not alone.  Here keeping you company during this part of your healing journey.

A

[Samanthaxo]

On 6/1/2026 at 1:08 AM, Leila06 said:

Hello, i am Leila, i am 20 years old, i've been sexually abused for years by step-father, i could not speak about that to everyone in real life except to my therapist, i was looking for a place where there are someone who could understand me, i hope i found it...

Hi! I was trafficked for over a decade and just have finally found peace and a normal life again, I completely understand how you must feel and if you ever need to talk to anybody I'm always here 

[Leila06]

On 6/2/2026 at 3:55 AM, awi said:

@Leila06 dear friend welcome to this safe place of healing.  So sorry what you have been through.  Nothing bad that happened was your fault.  The blame and shame are on the perpetrator. Know that you are not alone.  Here keeping you company during this part of your healing journey.

A

 

8 hours ago, Samanthaxo said:

Hi! I was trafficked for over a decade and just have finally found peace and a normal life again, I completely understand how you must feel and if you ever need to talk to anybody I'm always here 

Thank you very much for the support and for making me feel lesser lonely...

[Mathemaphysics]

👋 Hi Leila. Hope you find this is a safe place to talk.

[Samanthaxo]

On 6/5/2026 at 1:53 AM, Leila06 said:

 

Thank you very much for the support and for making me feel lesser lonely...

of course!!

[Leila06]

12 hours ago, Mathemaphysics said:

👋 Hi Leila. Hope you find this is a safe place to talk.

Yes, i never shared my story except to my therapist, so posting here and sharing my story in the "share your story" section of the forum even if it was very difficult i think it helped me to sharing with people that can understand me.

[awi]

8 hours ago, Leila06 said:

Yes, i never shared my story except to my therapist, so posting here and sharing my story in the "share your story" section of the forum even if it was very difficult i think it helped me to sharing with people that can understand me.

So sorry what you have been through. I am glad you found us. Sitting with you