I have yet to cut again, you will all be glad to know. We finally got to start moving into our house this past Thursday, and I love it. Though I was suppose to see my therapist that night, we rescheduled for this Thursday evening instead. My best childhood friend read through all of my… Read more

I went in today without even my diet coke, no journal, no briefcase with the stuff from group. See, I hide behind these — literally in group sometimes, but when I go to see Karen, I have my journal to back me up, and in the bag, the binder from group which has plenty I… Read more

I had this realization. I’ve had it before, but I don’t think it hit me as hard in the past. I’ll explain. When I told him I liked him, he said he wasn’t ready for a relationship. When we were in that room together (the day of the assault), he said he was attracted to… Read more

A couple of weeks ago I was talking to a friend and we were talking about some of the reasons we were depressed and reasons why we find it hard to trust others. Well apparently we were both abused sexually as children and never really confided in anyone much less each other. It was really… Read more

My mother learned she has cancer, since we learned of this things have remained the same, only with more drama. One night I wasn’t able to sleep and I went and looked through my old yearbook, I read a passage from a teacher and I became physically sick when I remembered shortly after I was… Read more

People say “you have a voice” but to me nobody is listening. People say “don’t give up” but I am damaged and there’s no going back. I want to help survivors but I can’t find the words any more, because I’ve stopped believing that there’s any hope. They should have killed me. I’m worthless, I’m… Read more

When I was 13 years old I would go to my grandpas house on the weekends and in the summer. There was always a ton of kids and people at his house because he had an open door policy and had a kind heart. I would go with my little sister who is four years… Read more

This past Tuesday I relapsed and self harmed again. I hadn’t done it all summer, and I was super proud, but now I’m pretty disappointed in myself. Cutting use to draw me back to reality, it made me feel something again. Right now I feel like I’m stuck in a play. I’ve studied the part… Read more

Hi, I was sexually abused by my friend when I was around 10 years old. The memories of it were not escaping me as I got older and now I’m 26 and left with painful memories of what happened to me. I never even realized I was a victim of sexual abuse and I never… Read more