Category: abuse
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Healing the Heart
The human heart is so very fragile and yet resilient. It is able to endure so much pain and hurt, but it also can easily be wounded by those we love. Recently, during a meeting with a sexually assaulted student with whom I worked disclosed that she had been sexually abused as child, tears streamed…
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My Journey Home
I finally found my way home, and it has been a long journey for me. My story began when I was cared for by my grandparents as an infant, and at the age of eight, my parents came for me and wanted me back. As I began my life with my parents, my childhood abuse…
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The Secret to Transformation
For most of my life, I had been living a life I don’t want. I suffered from childhood abuse, had failed marriages, and attracted drama-filled, self-destructive, and sometimes, violenct lovers and friends, and worked at unfilling jobs – essentially living the life of a victim. I have come to realize that each of us has…
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Building Something New
For four years, I was unable to let go of a really awful and destructive relationship. It had every possible destructive aspects to it. There was lying, cheating, abuse, addiction, betrayal, deception, infidelity, among others. What bound me to this man was that I too had all of these destructicve aspects to me, so like…
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Survivor: No Longer a Victim
During the course of my recent recovery and evolution, I have come to realize an important distinction between victim and survivor. The key distinction is that a victim recognizes the harm or traumatizing experience and does little beyond recognizing it. A survivor goes beyond recognition through action to protective onself. I have met many people…
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Facing My Dark Night
During the Dark Night of the Soul, many issues of betrayal and trust have come up for me. In order to engage in healthy relationships with others, I must overcome these fears of betrayal and trust as well as change my own decisions and behaviors. My first experience with betrayal and trust began with my…
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When the Lion Roars
Today is my birthday, and I gave myself the best present one can give oneself. I regained my power over my past, over my abuses, and by learning to protect my inner child. Here is my story. As many of my readers know, I was abused as a child by my parents, and subsequently as…
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Moving Towards Fear
For most of my life, I have run away from what scared me. This may be people, situation, and places. The people I fear the most are my parents because they injured me as a child, and left deep emotional scars within me from the abuse. People who reminded me of my parents made me…
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The Effect of Ego on Perception
I have observed recently countless numbers of people emotionally reacting negatively to their life situations. For example, one student accused a professor of targeting his comments toward her in a class. Other people accuse and blame others for offending them and hurting their feelings. Please note that feeling offended or hurt does not involve physical or…
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Mirror, Mirror
Have you ever wondered why you attract unsuitable partners and drama-filled friends into your life? How many times have you said to yourself, why did I marry this person or date that person? Why are my friends constantly in conflicts and involved in drama in their lives? The answer is very simple. It’s called chemistry,…
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