Comments on: * Healing Trauma In Ourselves And Our World – part 1

By: Lizzie

Lizzie — Mon, 19 May 2008 22:09:03 +0000

A late reply to your post – I just came across it! I had a very similar childhood experience as you. I had years of counselling which helped to a degree but finally I learnt how to forgive and let go. Both my brother and I were very afraid of becoming parents but ended up each having kids in our late 30s and we are both (she said modestly) really good parents – because we know what NOT to do. Being a parent is my greatest joy and has healed the few remaining shreds of hurt. I finally understand what the Buddhist concept of “healing others through yourself” means. I hope you have/find this peace. BTW “Healing into Life and Death” by Steven Levine started the path for me.

By: Feeding Kids Meat Is Child Abuse : Elaine Vigneault

Feeding Kids Meat Is Child Abuse : Elaine Vigneault — Mon, 05 May 2008 13:26:50 +0000

[...] done against fat kids. Well, it’s not. Bullying is wrong. Fat shaming is not OK. From Healing Trauma In Ourselves And Our World – part 1: “We have to be willing to dig deep into our personal and collective histories, to face [...]

By: Sandor

Sandor — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 14:37:25 +0000

I read your article and it hit home with me big time. Feeling i feel and feelings i felt. It is good to connect how i feel with the feelings that you have. I thought i was going a little crazy and that i could not be affected this much from my childhood. I was mentally abused as a child and physically abused. I am 34 years old and only now realise the damage that has been done from the first 15 years of my life. It has changed the person that i though i was and more now than ever i dont know who i am. I feel numb inside as i am lost within, though your article has made me feel at ease a little and that i am not crazy or it was not my fault. For years i just want my father to just be supportive and protect me and just to love me and hold me. I have allways thought i was never good enough and tried to please him though never to succeed. I thank you for putting you hands to the keyboard and i can relate to your feelings. My next step is to go to a counsellor and find myself.

By: * IRAQ TO IOWA: When The War Comes Home « The Hot Potato

* IRAQ TO IOWA: When The War Comes Home « The Hot Potato — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 03:08:03 +0000

[...] I am afflicted with severe symptoms of PTSD, not from war, but from an abusive childhood, and because of my own struggles with trying to lead a normal life despite flashbacks, depression, and emotional outbursts, I can understand some of what Mark and other veterans with PTSD are going through. One of the most devastating effects of PTSD is the sense of isolation, of feeling disconnected with yourself and those around you. Friends and family members of those who suffer from PTSD are rarely able to understand the seemingly irrational fears, emotional withdrawal, and dozens of other symptoms that their loved ones are experiencing. Finding people who understand and are willing to share their stories or listen without judgment is often crucial to the very survival of the afflicted. [...]

By: Michelle (Blue)

Michelle (Blue) — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 19:45:43 +0000

Thank you so much for your article and posting my video. It really validates me and my memories when other survivors relate.