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My story and introduction

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Sep-27 7:44 am

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Hi, I have only been a part of ivillage for a few days now. So I thought I should introduce myself and share my story so that you know why I am here. I am a 31 yr.old married woman. I was sexually abused by my Mother and her Brother my Uncle from as far back as I can remember. I recall from the age of 4 on it stopped when I was about to enter puberty and I became aware that it wasn't quite normal. I have been raped on different occasions by different men over the years from my teen years into adulthood. And I was taken advantage of by a woman once as an adult. I have been abused in non sexual ways also. To make a very long story short I am just summarizing everything. I have suffered a numerous amount of trauma throughout the course of my life. I have been diagnosed with Bipolar disorder, Anxiety Disorder and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder as well as other chronic life long medical conditions. I also am grieving the loss of family members and close friends that have passed away recently. I discovered ivillage when I went online in search of help and support. Until a few days ago I didn't know that this online community existed. Although I have a long road to recovery ahead of me I am trying to stay positive. I am taking things one step at a time. Ironically enough all the things that I am dealing with haven't broken my spirit or stopped the core essence of who I am from shining through. I still have a passion for life, art and fun. I hope I will get a chance to meet some new people here that want some of the same things out of life that I do. I hope that I can share some insight, motivation and encouragement with someone else. It will make me feel better to know that I didn't go through what I did in vain. If I can make a difference in someone else life today it will remind me of my purpose here on earth. That may not sound like much but when you have to live with the things that I do. It can be the very thing that gives you the strength to get out of bed in the morning and to carry on with life. I have had times in my life that the pain was unbearable and I was in a deep dark emotional place that I didn't want to live anymore and I tried to take my life. But I made it and I am here to tell all of you that you can make it to. So what ever you do don't give up. I wish everyone here the best. Take care

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Oct-6 5:47 pm

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Hi and welcome to our board. I'm glad you found us.

My name is Brenda and I am the cl here.

I apologize for taking so long to respond, I'm getting ready to have surgery so have been busy.

It sounds like you have a good handle on what is going on in your life and your path to healing. Have you ever been in therapy for the SA and other abuses? A positive attitude defiantly helps us along our journey.

HUGS

BRENDA

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Oct-21 12:28 pm

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Welcome! You have a positive attitude that is encouraging and heartwarming. I'm sorry I didn't see your intro sooner--I honestly have been on this board much until the past week, but also the fact that it's down in the "resources" category tends to make it not noticed as much as the posts in the upper category. I'm glad you found us and think this will be a helpful place for you. I think that having you here can be helpful for all of us as well. The more of us to support each other the better this site becomes. Thanks for sharing.

Take care of yourself. You matter.

Allie