Max10
Member
Hi Folks,
Though I've been a member for a while I have not been here much. Between legal challenges, a lack of internet access, and working on healing from childhood sexual abuse, PTSD, and other related stuff I have not participated here yet. I have been in twice weekly counseling for going on 2 years now. I am truly feeling the benefits of this commitment to healing myself. For the 1st time in my adult life I truly love myself and have discovered what I want to do with the rest of my life. I want to start a center for healing male survivors of childhood sexual abuse. I know from my own experience that there are not many places men can safely go to work on this issue. I feel that the way to stop the cycle is to heal the men. Men have been taught to hold their feelings inside and I know this is one of the reasons men have a hard time seeking out healing and also a reason the abuse continues in our society.
I look forward to participating here and learning as much as I can about the work I want to do. I also look forward to sharing the modalities that I use to deal with life's challenges such as my art. I have Fibromyalgia and I believe it was caused by the abuse I went through as a boy. I have found art therapy to be a useful tool for dealing with my pain and create between 150 and 300 new images a month as a way of distracting my mind from the pain. I would post my images here now but have no url to link to.
Thank you and have a wonderful day....no matter what !
~ Orchid
Though I've been a member for a while I have not been here much. Between legal challenges, a lack of internet access, and working on healing from childhood sexual abuse, PTSD, and other related stuff I have not participated here yet. I have been in twice weekly counseling for going on 2 years now. I am truly feeling the benefits of this commitment to healing myself. For the 1st time in my adult life I truly love myself and have discovered what I want to do with the rest of my life. I want to start a center for healing male survivors of childhood sexual abuse. I know from my own experience that there are not many places men can safely go to work on this issue. I feel that the way to stop the cycle is to heal the men. Men have been taught to hold their feelings inside and I know this is one of the reasons men have a hard time seeking out healing and also a reason the abuse continues in our society.
I look forward to participating here and learning as much as I can about the work I want to do. I also look forward to sharing the modalities that I use to deal with life's challenges such as my art. I have Fibromyalgia and I believe it was caused by the abuse I went through as a boy. I have found art therapy to be a useful tool for dealing with my pain and create between 150 and 300 new images a month as a way of distracting my mind from the pain. I would post my images here now but have no url to link to.
Thank you and have a wonderful day....no matter what !
~ Orchid
