I am a 54 and a survivor of sexual,physical abuse.i am married for four yrs but have been with my husband for 28yrs.We dont have children but have a dog and four cats,all rescues.I am a housewife who loves to garden plant and tend my flowers and mow my lawn.I am working on overcomming my agorapobia and hoping soon to go see a therapist.i have just begun to work on my abuse.i am looking forward to getting to know everyone.....

HI I Am a 31 yr old mother of 8yr old son and have been married for 11 years. I am a personal trainer. I also have adog who is my everything her name is Bella, she gets me through the hard times. She is the little girl I never had! I am just starting to recall my sexual abuse both as a child and as a young teen. I joined this support group for support in helping me find my "inner child" that i am struggiling so hard to find. My name is Jill

Hey everyone...I'm 18, I was verbally abused throughout my childhood and raped at 10, and then I ended up in a sexually abusive relationship that lasted for a short time when I was 14. I like volunteering, politics, hanging out with friends, stuff like that

Hey I am 28 and was sexually abused by my uncle from before I can remember. I have very little memory of my childhood which freaks me out but I'm determined to start to move forward and get past all the crap. I also self harm but am trying to stop this too. I have been referred to a psychologist but have been told the waiting list is about a year long. I am a nurse and love my job. I am single but have many friends (most of whom do not know my past) I hope this group will help us all.

Hello,
I am 24 year old college nursing student. I was sexually abused by my biological father from the age of 8 to 16. At 16 I left and was adopted by an awesome family.
I love to play raquet ball and badminton, cook vegan/vegetarian food, watch dicumentary movies, and read books on WWII.
At the moment I am in very intense therapy hoping to find further healing from the things that still affect my every day life.
I can't wait to get to know everyone. Glad to be here.

I am 35 and a survivor of many types of abuse I have been married for almost 6 years now. Recently been diagonosed with DID and struggling with this and also many flashback on a daily basis

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I am a 50's woman, was sexual raped by my brother as a child. I have a wondeful hubby that understands me. I have nearly a non exsisting sex life due to the above. I am the mom of three wonderful children all in there twenties on their own. I have a beautiful granddaughter that just turn five. My all white german sherpard MAX is my buddy and helps get me thorugh the rough times, when even my hubby can't. I enjoy music, i have written a song once. Also like writing poems.
I am mostly home bound from a car accident many years ago, so don't get out much. The computer is my friend.

Hi, I'm 32, married my best friend (and loving partner) last year (we'll have been together for 10 years this June), he's been very understanding and supportive.

I was repeatedly sexually abused by a friend of the family (had a flash of memory this week that points to his brother being involved somehow too - not sure yet as the memory was very short and it's all very hazy). Starting counselling for this in a couple of days. I have a pretty much non-existent sex life (the usual story I guess), it's starting to take it's toll on our relationship too.

Hoping that I'll be able to get in touch with my inner child and set her free, and in turn, be able to enjoy that which others not affected by csa can enjoy so freely.

HI I am amy. I am 30. I am one of the rare ones that has always remembered my abuse and have lived with is everyday. This year I have decided it was time to figure my life out, and get the help I needed. I am still a work in progress. I am glad that you have created this group. Thank you.

Hi, my name is Casey, I'm 22, i was sexually abused from the time i was in diapers till i was about 7 or 8 by a my babysitters husband. then i was raped when i was 13. i've been in therapy since i was 13, on medications for about the same amount of time, been diagnosed with post traumatic stress disorder, bipolar disorder, and borderline personality disorder, i'm constantly in and out of the hospital psych wards for a variety of reasons. i love to read and my passion is writing. i also love psychology, the human mind is amazing. i'm single, i don't have very many friends because i really don't trust people, i still live with my parents who drive me insane. i thank God every day for these groups and for the internet because without them i wouldn't have anyone to talk to other than my therapist and obviously i can't talk to her at all times, so it's wonderful to have these kinds of places to come and meet and talk to people that totally understand.

Hi everyone! My name is Tara, im not comfortable enough to tell my story, but ill let ya know who I am for now lol. I am 23 years old, right now im staying home with my kids. I have 3 amazing kids, Zachary is my oldest, he is 5 years old, then theres my other son Jayden, he is turning 4 in july, and last but certainly not least is my daughter who is turning 2 on june 6th!!! I have an amazing boyfriend who has taken my kids as there own, and loves us all just the same. I recently started to attend a awesome church, and now have faith in my life. Thats about it for me... anything you wanna know just ask!!

Hello everyone, I am new here so I thought I would introduce myself. I am a 30 yr old stay at home mom of three wonderful children. I am a surviver of childhood sexual abuse. I have been married for 10 years this past month. When I get the guts I will share my story in another post. I love to read, and when I am able to I love to be outside with my kids. I joined DS in search of support for how to deal with my husband's affair and the child that came as a result, but I have found that I really need to work on myself before I can make my marriage work.

Hi my name is Vera. I am 20 years old. I was sexually and emotionally abused by my father. I like to read, make art, listen to music, and play backgammon in my free time. I live with my boyfriend of 4 years. I dont have much family left after the sh*t hit the fan. I am really excited to find my inner child. I am not in therapy any more so I am trying to self heal. I am so glad that there is a group specifically for this because I have a lot of questions!

Pleased to meet all of you!

Vera

Hi everyone. I am a 33 yr old mommy of 3 kids. I am in school taking generals right now interesed in nutrition and psychology. I Love being a mom and just life in general. I just really have that need to heal from my past and I am working on it little by little. I dont remember alot about my incest but I have very powerful dreams. I am doing alot of inner child work with a therapist. I am feeling like I am just at a stand still thoe its really hard to be patient! Im glad to see this group here!

HI my name is jackie im a thirty year old mum,i was abused as a child and it has always been there in the back of mind and had always done such a good job of blocking it out until one day i took a overdose on my spastic tablets i call them,was alot of triggers that pushed me over the edge and as hard as it was,was actually ironically the best thing that could of happened to me as it forced me to get to the bottom of my problems,and rediscover the true me now,my inner child n helping her heal as such,the hardest thing i have ever done n its constant but also is so rewarding to actual understand your self now n know that im not a FREAK as i have always portrayed myself as for acting the way i have when it was just coping mechanisms n half the time wasnt even aware it was from my abuse.I love my music,being creative,funny people ,love to laugh,im very clutsy n im content with that now i actual laugh at myself now,started a intro psychology course that fascinates me completly n very inspiring and motivating when i actual do it im like a turtle,snails pace but im working on it,i have 2 kids 8 n 9 and its only been now i can cope so much better as parent,maybe cos my little child just loves playing n being goofy just like them,and im glad for the internet this site has been really helpful n appreciate all the advice n support ,i do love a chat i get told heaps do u ever be quiet mmmmmmm maybe in my sleep but then thats debatable not sure wether i sleep talk lol,thanks heaps to everyone who has or will be there for me in the future,all the best jackie xoxox