tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1362373399405910593.post6897698602181024322..comments2023-12-11T20:18:37.225-06:00Comments on Shattering the Silence: Defining Abuse (Part 2 of 2)Roger Mannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07591791342062150604noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1362373399405910593.post-2233857756948838272017-09-20T12:57:00.253-05:002017-09-20T12:57:00.253-05:00Your last paragraph is so true: "... If you w...Your last paragraph is so true: "... If you want healing from your childhood abuse, face one harsh reality: You can’t do it yourself. You can’t heal without the loving, accepting help of others." <br /><br />I would not have survived my abusive childhood, and my husband would not have survived his, without love: the love of God, the love of others, and the love we have for each other.<br /><br />I hung myself when I was fifteen. Today, nearly half a century later, I am so thankful that I survived.LindaLee/@LadyQuixotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13539140572194194664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1362373399405910593.post-76485559652017576502017-06-18T07:56:15.158-05:002017-06-18T07:56:15.158-05:00My closest brush with suicide was with a pistol po...My closest brush with suicide was with a pistol pointed at my head at about the same age. It is the first time I can say that I "heard from the Holy Spirit". I heard the word - "Hope" as I seemed to be staring at a pinhole of light. <br /><br />He has honored that word. I did grow out of the incredibly stressful and confusing home and family environment.Zale Dowlenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12505112246498936924noreply@blogger.com