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Most of the progress I have made in building positive coping mechanisms has been had without actually knowing its happening. For me, this is because I usually don't recognize the bad mechanisms while I am using them. Regular, deep introspection into my behavior and searching for reasons why I...

It's ok to have felt pleasure! Like the most intense wonderful pleasure your body will ever experience. The most pleasurable experience(s) I have had *sensually* (that is in physical sensation) was during the year or so I was being routinely raped by a family friend as a young child. There is...

Certainly! "being okay" is a fluid experience for me. Maybe the greatest lesson I have learned in my growth is that I am a very "poor perceiver" of reality. My ideas and thoughts do not conform with reality most of the time. It is a such a mind bender to completely distrust yourself and every...

No, I wouldn't say I'm in the early stages. When I first truly began to deal with these issues about four years ago I encountered a lot of difficulties. Have you ever tried swimming through mud? ;) haha. Within the last year or so I have found an incredible amount of freedom. Every bit is...

Indeed. Thank you for asking :)

Congratulations! This is one of the most important steps in growth! Some people don't even get to where you are at until half their life has been lived. Blessed travels!

Ya, I think that is a very common and natural expression. Anger toward self for being violated is a product of self-contempt. Contempt is used to deal with the shame that one feels because they have been defiled. It is much easier (as a child) to pour your indignation upon yourself than your...

I just realized there is a section for "Childhood" this perhaps might be better suited for that section, if a mod would like it could perhaps be moved there.

Hey folks! I trust you are all well, and if not I surely hope comfort will be brought to you! I figured it would be a good idea to seek out conversation in order to help facilitate my continued growth through trauma. A little about me is as follows: I'm in my early (or mid) twenties ;). I have...