Shattering the Silence

(This post comes from an anonymous reader.) One of the effects of my abuse has been the feeling of  holding my breath  inside. Because s...

(This is an encore post from an anonymous reader.) Sexual abuse began so early in my life that I missed the chance to become my own pers...

(This is an encore post from an anonymous reader.) One of the strange things about surviving sexual abuse is that it never quite  feels ...

(This is an encore post from an anonymous reader.) I was ten years past the physical abuse before a therapist explained that I had  been...

(an encore post by Cecil Murphey) The impact of sexual abuse can be devastating and it is long lasting. Because you were a child, and you we...

(an encore post by Cecil Murphey) "It's the past. Forget it and move on," my youngest brother, Chuck, said to me. We had bo...

(This post comes from a reader named Mark.) I realized it was time to ask my Celebrate Recovery sponsor to visit the room where I was abused...