A while ago in a dream I saw myself standing outside a closed door at the end of a dark corridor. The door is painted ...   Thu Sep 4th, 2008 03:11 pm

Yeh! Go for it Anne. I have so much anger stored up and I'm really reluctant to let it surface; but on the few occasions ...   Fri Aug 29th, 2008 03:57 pm

Thank you for your very full and open reply.  Take your time and I'm sure you'll make the right decision for you. I am facing a ...   Thu Aug 28th, 2008 01:51 pm

Dear AP319 You have a wonderful gift for writing and expressing yourself. Much of what you say I wish I could put as eloquently. I long ...   Sun Aug 24th, 2008 11:40 am

This summer I went on a week's residential water colour painting course.  Before hand I was really scared because I was joining a group of ...   Tue Aug 19th, 2008 02:59 pm

You're right. I can't cope yet and it felt so good to read those words that give me permission not to cope. I can't even ...   Fri Jul 18th, 2008 05:51 pm

Dear Stephanie I can feel the sea of tears inside me, but usually that's where they stay. Very occasionally a few force their way out, literally ...   Fri Jul 18th, 2008 05:43 pm

'Maybe, just maybe, that someone inside you is the little girl who desperately needs YOU to understand how utterly devastating this was for HER - how ...   Sat Jul 5th, 2008 05:48 pm

I don't know what the future will bring. I want my brothers to realise the seriousness of what our father did and how it has ...   Tue Jul 1st, 2008 01:24 pm

Hi there, My heart goes out to you. What you did in going in front of the Grand Jury is just so amazingly brave and strong, ...   Mon Jun 30th, 2008 04:45 am

Thanks Lea - it is. Although I am very happy that it hasn't been tested yet! Could you take what you say about Judith Herman's ...   Mon Jun 16th, 2008 03:27 pm

Hi Kate, What words of wisdom! Inspirational. I love what you write about your soul. I remember the joy of finding mine again about 18 months ...   Mon Jun 16th, 2008 02:42 pm

Thanks Kate. Stories like this are good to know about, and if anyone else wants more, I really recommend the book that Lea mentioned 'Trauma ...   Mon Jun 16th, 2008 09:26 am

I am lucky enough to have a friend who has just completed her training in the Alexander Technique and needs someone to practise on. Twice ...   Sat May 31st, 2008 02:30 pm

I have been seeing a therapist on my own  for 4 years and about 6 months ago started to think my husband and I should ...   Sat May 31st, 2008 02:19 pm

Ghosts in the Bedroom. A Guide for Partners of Incest Survivors by Ken Graber I got this book for my husband but it sat for a ...   Sat May 31st, 2008 01:59 pm

Thanks Susan and Lorus for your words of understanding and encouragement. A few days have passed and I feel calmer now, not least for having ...   Sat May 31st, 2008 01:32 pm

I was desperate to tell someone in my family. I want them to know what happened. I see it as a way to be 'me' ...   Tue May 27th, 2008 01:00 pm

My brother came to stay this weekend with his wife. Things were going well so I decided to pluck up the courage last night to ...   Mon May 26th, 2008 06:42 pm

Hi Mandy, Hang in there! The memories will come when they are ready to come out. Perhaps you need to get used to the idea that ...   Fri Mar 28th, 2008 03:43 pm