SURVIVING ABUSE

This is an article about relationship violence. The article includes a very personal story that actually happened to the author.

One survivor's journey through discovery and recovery from sexual, emotional and physical child abuse and the lasting effects it has had on his life.

It's long hard road for survivors of family abuse. The shame and anger from it weighs heavily on the heart. It's not unusual to focus on the abuse and why it happened.

An important part of recovery for sexual abuse survivors is self care. Self care is a great way to rejuvenate and feel whole as a person again. To help get some self care ideas for sexual abuse survivors, I have interviewed therapist Dr. Gilda Josephson.

Emotional abuse is all about power and control'"the abuser needs to have it. The person will use whatever means necessary to get it. I was (and still am) emotionally abused by my ex-husband. I am a survivor. You can be too.

Jillian and her son Keven (9-years-old) lived alone and had just resettled after surviving an abusive relationship. The woman's shelter where she was staying helped find her current apartment for her.

A practical, realistic guide for surviving mobbing or workplace abuse by someone who has been through it. 11 tips that you can start using today to survive.

This article provides instructions for increasing your chances of surviving a hostage situation.

Statistics say that children who are abused as children will grow up with problems. I say that it isn't always true.

My experience surviving and escaping twenty years of domestic violence.

People need to be made aware of what it really means to be a child abuse survivor so they know better how to deal with the perpetrators.

personal experience, survivor's compassion, & sources intertwined to assist abuse survivors beat the odds.

Whenever I go through verbal abuse, my heart breaks into pieces

The Surviving Parents Coalition is an organization you might not yet be familiar with, but I'm sure you would recognize the names of many of its members.

One mother, surviving the loss of her only child to suicide, recalls fond memories from their last Easter together.

Here is a wake up call to child abuse survivors to end the cycle of abuse in their current intimate relationships.

Fear is not only a common feeling of sexual abuse victims and survivors, it also one of many reasons why they remain silent about what happened to them.

Sometimes we know certain things will trigger our abusive memories and sometimes they seem to come out of nowhere and blind-side us.

One mothers reflections on the effects of postpartum depression, motherhood, divorce and surviving the death of her only child to suicide.

This is a piece that I wrote in reflection of past relationships that have failed, and includes tips for surviving the Getting Comfortable stage.

The shock of loosing a child to suicide is short-lived, and what follows is the true test of surviving such a loss. In order to survive the horrific death of my only child, I had to find ways to cope the unimaginable grief that followed.

Surviving a dysfunctional family can be painful and lonely. It was for me at first, but then I came up with some ways to deal with it!

The pandemic of substance abuse worldwide has brought with it a myriad of psychological disorders. In this paper, the cause/effect relationship between these two topics will be discussed.

When the experiences that we have been through are not pleasant ones it takes a toll on everything in our lives. Relationships with children, lovers, parents, and even those met in our daily lives are all affected by those experiences.

An Amateur's Guide to Politically Sidestepping Correct Behavior

You can help women heal from abuse.