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- The good news is I finally got a part-time gig to at least pay some of my bills. I have been trying to get more hours but it has been difficult because there are so many other employees trying to get the same. Sigh. Although I strive to keep myself...
- After dealing with a lifetime of vicious people, I have extreme trust issues. In addition, I do not know what healthy love is because I never experienced it. So I ask those of you whom have this type of background, how were you able to realize...
- I still struggle with the negative self-talk (I wish I could turn it off) eventhough I adamantly challenge it consistently. Yesterday, it almost overtook me. It awaken me from a nap with a very sick feeling in my stomach that it was painful as well...
- In the past almost three years, I have been struggling with loneliness. Here lately it has been a lot better but of course the feeling never goes completely away. In addition, I also have noticed that a part of me during this time of suffering has...
- So things didnt work out with my relocation. Therefore I had to come back to my subsidized apartment that I am grateful I was smart enough not to let go. But I know that for the sake of my mental health, physical health and betterment, I can't stay...
- I have low self-esteem and don't have confidence nor do I feel good about myself. The reasons why I have these issues is because a lot has happened in my life. In addition, I go through so many problems all alone because I don't have a support...
- because in a lot of ways I am. I realize how messed up.I am from my horrible.upbringing. There are many things I am supposed.to know and do for a woman in my 30s but I dont. I am so frustrated, tired and angry. Sigh. Now I am struggling to get...
- I had a job interview today that was challenging. The interviewer was rude with intermittent niceness. The questions she asked was intimidating to me because I wasnt quite sure how to answer them and I felt like I wasnt qualified enough.for the job....
- All my life I have tried so hard to be accepted by my family, my people and my religious community. Eventhough they used and abused me, I thought it was my fault (because that is how I was raised) and therefore, I strived to do what I could to make...
- I was talking to a lady whom told me she was in a shelter and it was terrible. I didn't have the opportunity to ask her about her experience but what she said did put me on pause. Are the women's shelters that bad? If not, then how can a woman weed...
- I.was told by a victim of.sexual abuse that her therapist stated that victims either become.promiscuous or celibant. And after her telling me this, I realized that I have almost.completely lost my desire to be with a man sexually. Does anyone else...
- I know there are plenty of shelters around the country but it seems it is very hard for an abused woman to get into one. Many of them fill up quickly in a matter of a few days. So my question is what are the other options for an abused woman? She...
- and I am glad I did. This poetry by a character in the movie "Pariah" helped me with my own understanding of being broken and the fight to be free. I listened to it three times and the first two times I cried. So here I am sharing it with you all...
- I try so hard to manage in life to keep things together but I have a hard time with keeping things in order because it is hard for me to concentrate. For a long time I could not understand why until I read in a mental health article that trauma...
- I have a history of dysfunctional relationships. As a result, I have been slow to pick up on warning signs in dealing with men and women. But I am proud that I am now seeing the signs and taking haste to get the hell out of dodge. Nonetheless, I...