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Sexual Assault Survivors Support

Ms. Toad

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4. The simple power of naming things is amazing

Reply to In_The_Wind (Reply #3)

Sat Mar 23, 2013, 01:41 PM

Mar 2013

Some of us pick out the threads of how sexual abuse impacts our lives long after the abuse very easily - other less so, or pick up on different threads. So simply saying to each other, "I have figured this out about how it still impacts my life," helps each of us make the "clicks" which are so crucial to healing ourselves.

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It's been a rough few days, given the disgusting coverage of the Steubenville convictions. [View all] Ms. Toad Mar 2013 OP

Great article. Thank you. LiberalLoner Mar 2013 #1

You're welcome. Ms. Toad Mar 2013 #2

Very well written. I can relate to several issues mentioned. In_The_Wind Mar 2013 #3

The simple power of naming things is amazing Ms. Toad Mar 2013 #4

Thank you very much. In retrospect this morning: almost all of it applies to me. In_The_Wind Mar 2013 #5

Ms. Toad, Sissyk Mar 2013 #6