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#421145 - 01/05/13 03:36 PM
Glad i found my tribe . . .
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MaleSurvivor
Registered: 12/28/12
Posts: 10
Loc: Ohio
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I have been dealing with my CSA for over 20 years when a triggering memory opened the flood gates of my abuse at the hands of my older brother. I have been looking for a place where I feel that I'm not alone and I'm glad I found MS.
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"As a man in his last breath
drops all that he is carrying
each breath is a little death
that can set us free."
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#421146 - 01/05/13 04:21 PM
Re: My name is Joe and I am a Survivor on the path
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MaleSurvivor
Registered: 10/09/11
Posts: 2479
Loc: South-East Europe
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Hi Joe and Welcome to Male Survivor  You are at right place for finding some additional support, compassion and empathy. There are a lot of different resources offered to us here in search for healing and recovery, please take some time and learn to get around. I'm glad that you find this site and that you started sharing your story and pain with us. It was very helpful for me to be part of this community in last twelve months. Be well! Pero
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#421153 - 01/05/13 06:00 PM
Re: My name is Joe and I am a Survivor on the path
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Registered: 07/14/12
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Loc: USA
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Welcome Joe, this site has been awesome for me. A lot of good people and resources here to help with dealing and healing. Welcome brother!
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Lao Tzu said: "When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be."
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#421157 - 01/05/13 07:25 PM
Re: My name is Joe and I am a Survivor on the path
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Registered: 02/07/06
Posts: 2442
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welcome, Joe!
glad to have you with us on the journey.
Lee
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They have greatly oppressed me from my youth, but they have not gained the victory over me.
Plowmen have plowed my back and made their furrows long.
But the Lord is righteous; he has cut me free from the cords of the wicked.
Psalm 129:2-4
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#421193 - 01/05/13 10:49 PM
Re: My name is Joe and I am a Survivor on the path
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Registered: 02/26/05
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Joe,
Now you're home. We heal and succeed together here, and we try to catch each other when we falter.
I would write more, but I've been drinking.
Cant
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"There is a Catskill eagle in some souls that can alike dive down into the blackest gorges, and soar out of them again and become invisible in the sunny spaces... even in his lowest swoop the mountain eagle is still higher than other birds upon the plain, even though they soar." -- from Moby-Dick
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#421196 - 01/05/13 11:07 PM
Re: My name is Joe and I am a Survivor on the path
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Registered: 08/08/12
Posts: 818
Loc: New England
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I have been looking for a place where I feel that I'm not alone and I'm glad I found MS. You Betcha!!! Welcome! Jude
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"Suffering was the only thing that made me feel I was alive, Thought thats just what it cost to survive in this world, ...now I haven't got time for the pain... " -Carly Simon now 67!
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#421224 - 01/06/13 03:07 AM
Re: My name is Joe and I am a Survivor on the path
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MaleSurvivor
Registered: 12/15/09
Posts: 1556
Loc: Minnesota
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Welcome man!
My memories and trauma about abuse by my older brother's friends in his room erupted three plus years ago-
Hold steady
Find ways to be good to yourself
Learn as much as you can about recovery - find allies on your journey.
One day at a time.
Ask for help
I'm glad you found this site- it is a great resource.
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#421300 - 01/06/13 08:09 PM
Re: I am a Survivor on the path
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Registered: 12/28/12
Posts: 10
Loc: Ohio
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Thanks everyone for being so supportive. 
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"As a man in his last breath
drops all that he is carrying
each breath is a little death
that can set us free."
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#421505 - 01/08/13 10:46 AM
Re: My name is Joe and I am a Survivor on the path
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Registered: 08/08/12
Posts: 818
Loc: New England
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Hi Joe,
Welcome to MS. We are men of all ages, all walks of life, with one thing in common: we were all sexually abused at some point in our lives. You will find alot of men's stories here, some like yours, some very different, but the results that we all live with: shame, anger, fear, difficulty with sexuality and relationships, are similar no matter what we've been through.
Keep posting and reading. You'll find alot of support here. Good luck!
Jude
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"Suffering was the only thing that made me feel I was alive, Thought thats just what it cost to survive in this world, ...now I haven't got time for the pain... " -Carly Simon now 67!
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