Hi. (Warning...could be a bit triggering...but no real details) Would really appreciate any feedback. Thank you! So, I've been trying to give myself more credit. The past 2 1/2 years has been difficult. I finally was able to start working through my abuse. Thing is...I don't remember it. The main reason I finally started…
I don't know...this might sound weird, bare with me... Does anyone work out/lose weight, in part, to try to get a younger look again?...because, you somehow think in the back of your mind that maybe if you're thin, in shape and healthy again (like when the abuse was going on for me) you might be able to get some of the…
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Slowly but surely I'm getting back into my routine and coming out of a month-long depression/ptsd episode caused by some internal pelvic medical tests (thankfully, everything is fine). A month of comfort-eating and I gained 10 pounds. I'm hoping some of it is water. Going to the gym or swimming feels too intimidating right…
We need a place to introduce ourselves, so here it is. I'll have to do my intro later; I'm at work and really need to get busy instead of playing around on MFP! :wink:
I don't know about anyone here, but my weight really protected me from men. In my head, and physically I had a layer to protect me from their advances. It helped to a point - I mean, I got married, divorced and married again while fat so obviously fat doesn't = ugly, but I felt protected from sexual advances. Now I am 155.…
I have got to get this off my chest. Four years ago I was going to buy my grandfathers truck, he wanted my husband to have it, because Bill and I were the ones that helped them out on a regular basis and showed him respect. My grandmother said I could start taking over the payments, because grandpa is in VA nursing home…
I've been having *flashbacks* lately- little *snippets* of scenes popping in my head, like clips from a movie- except I can recall emotions and even some smells- not just sights & sounds. In all these, I am drowsy- almost in a fog-and I wake up to the abuse going on- but I see the voice/face of someone I always loathed-…
Years ago I found a great online support group for survivors of sexual abuse called The Survivors Forums. I was a member for several years, and then I was a moderator for 3 years to "pay it forward". I'm not as active as I once was but I'm still a member. http://www.thesurvivorsforums.com/ It's an excellent resource and I…
Someone sent this to me on FB, spoke *VOLUMES* to me- thought I'd share:
