Surviving Sexual Trauma
It was March 11th, 2004. It was a normal day in our quaint suburban New York home. We were just getting over our recent transition. It was more than 6 months that my grandmother died. She was the glue that held everything together. She always said “Family should never keep secrets from one another”, but [...]
Posted at 5pm on 7/30/08 | no comments; | Filed Under: Dialectics | Tagged: stockholm syndrome, bonding to perpetrator, molestation, incest, survive stockholm.ning.com, sexual trauma, child abuse, molest, denial, confront demons | read on
Dialectic #1: Journaling My Trauma to Recovery.
Some days is more unbearable than others. A barrage of fleeting pictures, memories of yesteryears desired to be forgetten, flooding my mind one episode at a time. It’s easily triggered by an unintentional gesture, a loving caress from my partner, a conversational walk down memory lane or as simple as walking into my parents’ bedroom.
The mere [...]
Posted at 10pm on 7/27/08 | no comments; | Filed Under: Dialectics | Tagged: stockholm syndrome, trauma, emotional abuse, blog, sexual abuse, physical abuse, bonding to perpetrator, molestation, incest, alcohol abuse, diabetics | read on
