makingpeace
New Here
Hi, my name is Hope and I wanted to introduce myself.
I am not sure that I am in the right place, but after reading some of the postings there seems to be others that have some of the same feelings and symptoms that I do. I'm hoping to find some connections, and to get some support from others who may be in a similar situation.
I have been in counseling for about a year, and was making great progress in many problem areas when I began to have constant nightmares. Eventually it led up to one terrible dream that really triggered something in me and has led me to believe that I may have been sexually abused as a very small child. I have often wondered about this throughout my life, and I have had many of the symptoms of someone who has been abused, but I have no specific memories of it. Since the dream, I feel like a door has been opened up, and I can't shake this feeling of being heartbroken, sad, nervous and agitated. It's been a month now and I have been working through my feelings in therapy, but it is extremely frustrating that I am feeling these ways without having any real "proof".
Is there a place for me here to talk about these things and hear if there are others going through these things? I would really like to find a support group, but since I have no concrete memories I don't feel comfortable going to a recovery group.
I hope to find some people with common stories!
I am not sure that I am in the right place, but after reading some of the postings there seems to be others that have some of the same feelings and symptoms that I do. I'm hoping to find some connections, and to get some support from others who may be in a similar situation.
I have been in counseling for about a year, and was making great progress in many problem areas when I began to have constant nightmares. Eventually it led up to one terrible dream that really triggered something in me and has led me to believe that I may have been sexually abused as a very small child. I have often wondered about this throughout my life, and I have had many of the symptoms of someone who has been abused, but I have no specific memories of it. Since the dream, I feel like a door has been opened up, and I can't shake this feeling of being heartbroken, sad, nervous and agitated. It's been a month now and I have been working through my feelings in therapy, but it is extremely frustrating that I am feeling these ways without having any real "proof".
Is there a place for me here to talk about these things and hear if there are others going through these things? I would really like to find a support group, but since I have no concrete memories I don't feel comfortable going to a recovery group.
I hope to find some people with common stories!
