When I first started recovery my therapist identified my problem as PTSD caused by child sexual abuse. That was new and alien to me. I thought this diagnosis was only assigned to soldiers returning from war. In today’s world a diagnosis of PTSD has widened. Child sexual abuse is routinely…
“Music can heal the wounds which medicine cannot touch.” – Debasish Mridha Music has a profound way of touching us in so many ways. For myself, the power of music has given me great joy, hope and healing. Music has been a lifesaver for me and that…
My best friend Webster defines victim as: One that is injured, destroyed or sacrificed under any of various conditions and one that is subjected to oppression, hardship or mistreatment. The word survivor on the other hand is defined as: To continue to function or prosper despite. In researching various opinions/knowledge…
Do you hear the children weeping. O my brothers/ Ere the sorrow comes with years? ─ Elizabeth Barrett Browning Most child sexual abuse victims have an attic in their mind, a place where they hide all the painful memories, compartments never meant to be opened. This is how we…
My friend Webster defines a nightmare as, “An evil spirit formerly thought to oppress people during sleep.” Having been victimized by these for many decades of my life I’m not sure I don’t agree. In reality I believe (and I’m not an expert on nightmares) that sometimes we relive past…
