Follow as I walk through recovery.
Nov 20, from “Strengthening My Recovery” daily reader “Those of us who were sexually abused, either covertly orovertly, realize we were “soul raped.” For a long time, we continually tried to do our part, to sweep off our side of the street, to seek change, but to no avail. The destruction was so severe that…
Nov 19, from “Strengthening My Recovery” daily reader “As children, we often had to endure verbal attacks that, as adults, made us vulnerable to even the slightest criticism. Even in ACA, it was difficult for some of us to hear that we had “defects of character” because we interpreted that as being defective, which felt…
Nov 18, from “Strengthening My Recovery” daily reader “During our childhoods, some of us were severely abused, tortured if you will. Maybe we were drugged or forced into sexual roles that seem unthinkable to a civilized society. Perhaps we were even forced to hurt other children. As adults, we tried to come to grips with…
Nov 17, from “Strengthening My Recovery” daily reader “So many of us come into ACA blaming our parents for what has gone wrong in our lives. We tell ourselves, “If only I’d had a ‘normal’ family I wouldn’t have so many problems; why couldn’t things have been different?” There’s no doubt we deserved better; as…