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07/02/2012 07:56 PM
I'm new
MickeyES
MickeyES  
Posts: 18
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Hi, everyone I am new to this, but already I like what I read. I am very happy to see this because I basically want to do the same thing. I want to run a support group for the individuals that have been affected by sexual abuse. I feel like I could really contribute because I am also a survivor. When I was 13 my stepfather raped and molested me and I was able to turn that into something greater than myself, and that is exactly what I want to share with the world. I want to help people become strong and use this horrible thing to triumph. After all the best revenge you can have on someone is to prove them wrong!!!!
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07/02/2012 10:36 PM  Top
cinny58
cinny58  
Posts: 1577
Senior Member
Welcome to the group. I was raped/molested by a neighbor man. The only way it ended is that he died of heat stroke. I was 9 and it happened 45 yrs ago. I still continue to have issues. I haven't posted here very much. Been dealing with the depression first. Anyway, welcome.

07/04/2012 08:23 PM  Top
MickeyES
MickeyES  
Posts: 18
Member
Thank you so much. I am sorry that, that happened to you, but you are out of it. I really want to start an organization for people who still have issues, like you and I do. Did you ever tell anyone about your experience or did you keep it to yourself all these years?

07/04/2012 11:59 PM  Top
yellowroze
yellowroze  
Posts: 569
Senior Member
hiya, welcome to the group! i was sexually abused by my uncle when i was 10 til i was 17, have been raped several times in my 20's, and have also been held captive and raped and tortured when i was 28. takes a long time to get over those things but i'm on the right path, hopefully lol
Blessed Be, Roze

i am not a dr nor an expert. however i am just a person like yourself just trying to offer support and get support in return.

07/10/2012 07:32 AM  Top
noordinaryjo
 
Posts: 70
Member
Will it ever end? Has it gotten worse or is it just getting more attention through the media? I feel so frustrated with the never ending barrage of victims and carnage. What's the matter with these men? My therapist says they're phychopaths that don't kill. Oh they kill alright. They kill and rob us of our innocense, our trust, our faith in humanity. All for selfish gratification.

07/10/2012 07:39 AM  Top
cinny58
cinny58  
Posts: 1577
Senior Member
I agree that they kill. I died at the age of 9. Men are selfish and only think with one head and that's the wrong one. I am back in therapy after 11 yrs. I don't even watch the news anymore because of all the sadness with the children and women of the world. Who do men think they are? My abuser died of heat stroke in 1967. I am 54 yrs old. It happened 45 yrs ago. I am still dealing with the ravages of carnage. Will it ever end? I don't know. I guess for me I am just trying to live each and every day. Maybe some day just learning to live with it.

07/10/2012 11:44 AM  Top
cmany
cmany  
Posts: 6253
Group Leader
I'm an Advocate
Totally agree...but lets not forget that there are men who are victims too...and at times victims of women not just men...we don't want to forget that...
[b]Group Leader Disclaimer[/b]
First and foremost - I am NOT a doctor, anything I share is based on experience & research. I strongly encourage you to discuss any and all information that I share with a health care provider.
************************
"I'm not afraid to take a stand
Everybody come take my hand
We'll walk this road together, through the storm
Whatever weather, cold or warm
Just let you know that, you're not alone
Holla if you feel that you've been down the same road...
And I just can't keep living this way
So starting today, I'm breaking out of this cage
I'm standing up, Imma face my demons
I'm manning up, Imma hold my ground
I've had enough, now I'm so fed up
Time to put my life back together right now" Eminem Not Afraid

07/10/2012 08:39 PM  Top
chicago1234
Posts: 2
New Member
I'm one (a man that is) for example. Abused by both a teenage boy and, separately, a teenage girl when I was 3-4 years old. I agree the vast majority of offenders are men - but don't forget that we are survivors too

Previous discussions I participated in:
I was raped 12 years ago

07/10/2012 09:28 PM  Top
cmany
cmany  
Posts: 6253
Group Leader
I'm an Advocate
Thanks Chicago...

I think we sometimes get in a mind set that it is usually more females as opposed to males who have these things happen to them...mainly because of all of the stereo typing and what not...and not as many men come forward...and with children...they kinda get pooled together not so much through gender...but as a collective group of innocents...

So thank you for coming forward...its hard I know...hope you are doing well...

Christine

Post edited by: cmany, at: 07/10/2012 09:30 PM

[b]Group Leader Disclaimer[/b]
First and foremost - I am NOT a doctor, anything I share is based on experience & research. I strongly encourage you to discuss any and all information that I share with a health care provider.
************************
"I'm not afraid to take a stand
Everybody come take my hand
We'll walk this road together, through the storm
Whatever weather, cold or warm
Just let you know that, you're not alone
Holla if you feel that you've been down the same road...
And I just can't keep living this way
So starting today, I'm breaking out of this cage
I'm standing up, Imma face my demons
I'm manning up, Imma hold my ground
I've had enough, now I'm so fed up
Time to put my life back together right now" Eminem Not Afraid

08/03/2012 09:27 PM  Top
MickeyES
MickeyES  
Posts: 18
Member
I know that we have all been hurt, and yes our abusers did take something away from us, but you also have to remember that we can take that back. Every moment that we continue to act and think like "victims" are all the moments that they still hold the power.
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