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[Deleted member 35133]

I've experienced victim/witness trauma including sex crimes perpetrated against me, witnessing violent crimes, and being a victim of violent crimes.
I'm a feminist, activist, and I rescue and train dogs as a hobby. I'm super pro-pet therapy.

I don't talk much in detail about what happened to me. I will say that from that string of awful and traumatic incidents I now also have both hpv and hsv. I am still a survivor. I don't just consider myself lucky. I know how to survive. And even in the aftermath of all this, I know I still can. While it can sometimes feel like I'm in a really "blank" spot right now, I can make it through that just as I did the darkest ones. While some memories can feel like a blur of faces you never want to know, and others the sharpest visual of the texture of wood in a bar that closed down..a time that seems not even that long ago. As invasive as these can be you learn to let them flow into you as what they are, accept that they will pass, and leave your mind just as quietly or as suddenly as they did.

 

[cat-lady]

Welcome! You've come to the right place - you'll find lots of pro-pet therapy people on here!

 

[Mytime]

Welcome to the forum:) Hope you look around the forums.

 

[hodge]

WelcomeI I'm also totally pro-pet -- therapy or otherwise :-). My avatar is my late dog who was a pure untrained therapy dog.

 

[EveHarrington]

Welcome! :)

 

[Ka-9]

Warmest welcome- and I love that youre an advocate for the healing power of animals, I think it's the greatest tool myself.

 

[Deleted member 28403]

Welcome to the forums :hug: I hope this spot helps you. It's extremely valuable as a result of the mass measure of individuals who feel comparative and understand eachother. There is a great deal of counsel and backing to be found here :) I trust this stunning group helps you as much as it helped me, reading all the similar stories, and taking in a lot of support along the way. Hugs in the event that you accept :hug: