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I got no problem finishing! With a woman is just the memories that woke up on me last year that I just lost intrest on sex! All together I decided to not hook up with anymore random girls! So I will see if the rite one comes up kind of mentality! Lol
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its ok to brag about what we survived.
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Male Survivors
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Wow Mattheal. Your brave. And yeah why do we still have to not talk about it? It does make people uncomfortable I guess. Talking about death is also uncomfortable for people. I talk about that and people dont want to go there. It is as if they dont
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Male Survivors
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Thanks Jude for sharing that. I know I still worry to much about what others think. Taking me awhile to get the statement: What other people are thinking is none of my bussiness. In my abusive home though it was a good idea to try and be ahead of the
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Male Survivors
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Thank you for such a timely post. I am currently taking a Dale Carnegie class and have to give a 2 minute speech on managing stress. It may sound dumb, but it's been a really positive thing for me. So I have been debating about talking about one o
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Male Survivors
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Originally Posted By: little big manAlso it seems people think its inapprophiate or too personal. Even in a 12 step meeting. I assume alot of worst case stuff and some of it alot of it is not going on. Hey LBM, I have disclosed in several AA meetin
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Male Survivors
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Hey Eirik, You deserve all the credit for the progress you made. You did the hard work, faced your demons, felt the pain, anger and fear, and now you are reaping the rewards. This recovery business takes however long it takes and we can't put limit
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Hey Determined, Welcome. You are no longer alone. You'll find many guys here with similar childhood experiences, similar effects on our lives, and similar feelings. Great news that you are off the streets and have an appropriate therapist to work
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Introductions
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Re: Hi
by Jude
@ Today at 12:03 AM
Welcome Chris, You have made a great start by posting your story here, and disclosing to your therapist and wife. Kudos to her for being supportive. Many of us were not so fortunate. Like you, I had been seeing a series of therapists over a period
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Male Survivors
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Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. - Isaiah 41:10
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Introductions
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Welcome Climb1975, You are making a good start by posting some of your story here and trying out therapy again. You'll find that many of the things you've experienced and felt have been discussed within the MS community. You are not alone, so have n
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Introductions
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Originally Posted By: Davoice......but maybe with the help of you guys I will get through it will you help?You bet we will Davoice. Read some of our stories, questions, and challenges. You'll find many of us with experiences and feelings similar to y
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Male Survivors
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Hi Erik What an awesome positive and optimistic post. If I could get anywhere near there in the next 10 years ... WOW
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Introductions
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Thank you all, I'm working on 'my' story, It is long and hard and the interplay of emotional, physical, and sexual abuses are very difficult for me to even separate today, BodyGuard got it right about the difficulties involved in incest, There are fa
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Male Survivors
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(((((( Eirik )))))) I have always valued your input and postings here on MS. Your update is very inspirational. Thank you for being you and contributing here. You are making a real difference. Cant
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Male Survivors
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You can PM me about this too. Like Puffer, I've done some research on the subject. Cant
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Male Survivors
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Publius and others It is all too true. I have several books on it, which I have not been able to read very well because I get too depressed reading them. My T has had patients with that background. Those who suggest that it's a hoax are trying t
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Male Survivors
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*Possible Triggers* Is this for real??? I just came back from group therapy and there were a couple older women there who disclosed they had been sexually/physically/psychologically abused by Satanic cultists in what is popularly known as
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hey guys, i was abused by an employer also, when i was a teen. i thought for most my life there was nothing i could do about it BUT.... recently I learned that if you were threatened with a gun, and the threat was of deadly force, and you feared it
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Male Survivors
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My session with my counselor went pretty well today. Thanks for the advice. I may not have been totally fair about him in my post earlier this week. Should have used quotation marks to separate his words from my own commentary and inner monologue. H
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Survivors of Female Abuse
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Hi Joe. This is an excellent and spot-on post! I 100% agree with everything you said, except for this..... Originally Posted By: JoeSmithI don’t mean to cry and whine; others have had it worse. No, I don't necessarily think they have. Please don't
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Male Survivors
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if i could kill to prevent child abuse, i think i would, but that would involve knowing the future. if i caught an abuser in the act of abuse, i might be overcome with emotions, and possible act impulsively with unecessary force. as far as kill
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Family and Friends
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I've had a chance to breathe. For now, I've worked out a way for the baby to be in daycare full-time. Even if I can't be with my husband anymore, I want to be kind. It's still hard to see him in so much pain, but it's his pain. And in a way, knowing
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praying for you brother, for God did Not put the spirit of fear In man.You have so much within you and God wants to use you and he will never be able to use you until you except His will for your life. Although you are working on your life and that i
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Male Survivors
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I think both the rapist and I are lucky I don't know who he was. I've had a coiled spring of anger in me for as long as I can remember. John
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