tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post5744093393905740458..comments2023-12-11T08:19:00.272-05:00Comments on DoctorMama: Will the Exchange Student Fix My Life? (Not a Running Post)DoctorMamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05187502628715846144noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-56388224437410108042014-03-01T22:28:41.631-05:002014-03-01T22:28:41.631-05:00Thanks Admin. Spicy Photo GalleryThanks Admin. <a href="http://www.indiancallgirlz.com/" rel="nofollow">Spicy Photo Gallery</a> Anna Lovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10255026872923393161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-31943414609236164262013-03-14T02:00:30.015-04:002013-03-14T02:00:30.015-04:00So happy that you found the courage to post this, ...So happy that you found the courage to post this, Dr. Mama. I too was abused as a child by a cousin, and while that sucked the worst was how the family dealt with it once it was found out. No Bueno. <br />I want to believe I'm over it, and I'm OK, but the fact that I'm 35 and still single is kind of an every day reminder. I'm not, I still have shame, I still put walls, it still Carrienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-72702125118267154692013-03-05T17:01:44.892-05:002013-03-05T17:01:44.892-05:00I admire you for having the guts to take this on. ...I admire you for having the guts to take this on. Please know you are in my thoughts and I am ON YOUR SIDE. You are doing a great thing. *hugs*<br /><br />- BethAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-46101208469732175252013-02-20T23:05:00.978-05:002013-02-20T23:05:00.978-05:00Thank-you for writing this. I've never done th...Thank-you for writing this. I've never done therapy for the abuse I suffered a a child. Always felt my cousin had it so much worse as she had to live with the f..ker. You are so brave to start the process. I don't think I ever will.<br /><br />BonesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-63891714441844939662013-02-14T22:52:20.840-05:002013-02-14T22:52:20.840-05:00<3
E<3<br /><br />EEmmanuellenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-2382918973543885482013-02-14T18:02:19.323-05:002013-02-14T18:02:19.323-05:00I attempted to leave a comment when you first post...I attempted to leave a comment when you first posted this, but stumbled around because I didn't wish to make it about me, so I walked away but you've been on my mind ever since. <br /><br />Around about this time last year, I realised the impact abuse had had on my life, and then basically lost my shit. Then I put the walls back up and castigated myself for "making up" such aibeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12387110145335841794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-14360001481125965192013-02-11T17:10:23.575-05:002013-02-11T17:10:23.575-05:00Has the exchange student reported what happened to...Has the exchange student reported what happened to her? I hope she finds the strength to do so. Her abuser deserves whatever "trouble" he gets.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-82630985779515236612013-02-08T21:52:43.159-05:002013-02-08T21:52:43.159-05:00Wishing you and the exchange student healing. Pra...Wishing you and the exchange student healing. Praying that no one ever hurts my little girl the way you been hurt. Cannot imagine. *hugs*<br />TammyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-41294464679169785272013-02-07T18:42:31.639-05:002013-02-07T18:42:31.639-05:00Glad you are finally seeking help for this. Of cou...Glad you are finally seeking help for this. Of course is has impacted you your whole life....how could it not. You will be better and stronger for your work in therapy.<br />gmg (a psychotherapist)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-82834525673502847802013-02-06T21:44:45.007-05:002013-02-06T21:44:45.007-05:00Thank you for sharing something so personal. Sad, ...Thank you for sharing something so personal. Sad, sad, sad that you had that exoerience. Interestingly I'd been thinking about a childhood experience along the same lines, google-stalked him and made contact, albeit 35 years later, explaining that despite my mother not defending me at the time, it was NOT too late for ME to call him on his shockingly inappropiate behaviour. I said I didn'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-18072672760569308482013-02-05T23:04:28.571-05:002013-02-05T23:04:28.571-05:00Oh Doctor Mama, I wish you the best with your heal...Oh Doctor Mama, I wish you the best with your healing. Thinking of you and hoping you can heal.<br />LDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-79393786354888070752013-02-05T06:34:33.587-05:002013-02-05T06:34:33.587-05:00Thank you for "coming out". You did the ...Thank you for "coming out". You did the exchange student an enormous service, as well as many others who read you here. (That's piled on top of the gift you've given others by making running accessible.) I hope (and believe) this will end up being a great service for yourself and TH as well. More wishes for peace and healing from me too.L.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-70449171772089248352013-02-05T00:42:47.982-05:002013-02-05T00:42:47.982-05:00So many girls and women are hurt in this way, so t...So many girls and women are hurt in this way, so the more that we share our stories, the more we make it OK for others to share. But the shame is so debilitating and the guilt is so exhausting, that it seems overwhelming and impossible, sometimes. I am impressed by your courage and your strength, Dr. Mama. For me, the therapy/healing process isn't steady - it's leaps ahead, then periods Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-9892818987963862852013-02-04T21:56:04.039-05:002013-02-04T21:56:04.039-05:00Oh, just sitting here loving you, is all.Oh, just sitting here loving you, is all.Juliehttp://www.alittlepregnant.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-11983012506494553712013-02-04T19:03:35.863-05:002013-02-04T19:03:35.863-05:00Hey DoctorMama. De-lurking to send heartfelt good ...Hey DoctorMama. De-lurking to send heartfelt good wishes your way. A similar thing happened during my childhood, and with therapy it can and does get better. Be gentle with yourself during the process. <br /><br />Sinéad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-87315660526095137392013-02-04T13:58:36.168-05:002013-02-04T13:58:36.168-05:00Call it fate or just plain luck or whatever you wa...Call it fate or just plain luck or whatever you want to call it: I'm just so glad for both you and the exchange student that your lives met at this time. Thanks for telling us Internets about it; for what it's worth, your words and actions are what I needed today, and I'll carry them forward to other days.Snickollethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14123630374052898460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-43324126207880164742013-02-04T09:41:42.713-05:002013-02-04T09:41:42.713-05:00Thank you for putting yourself out there. It is h...Thank you for putting yourself out there. It is helpful to hear that others who have the scars are moving forward too.Not on Firehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00905351447791950134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-83154981104166343092013-02-03T22:56:50.491-05:002013-02-03T22:56:50.491-05:00I'm proud of you for doing the big work. For b...I'm proud of you for doing the big work. For both you and for the exchange student. How fortunate for you both to have found one another. <br />Wishing you the best. <br /><br />BBAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-28551820998023012332013-02-03T22:39:43.796-05:002013-02-03T22:39:43.796-05:00I know you already know this at an intellectual le...I know you already know this at an intellectual level and that the challenge is to take in emotionally, but the only shame belongs not to you but to whoever did this to you. I hope the process you're starting now will help you to believe that in time.<br /><br />JessieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-28614451879471408722013-02-03T21:50:13.513-05:002013-02-03T21:50:13.513-05:00Thanks. I almost took this down immediately after ...Thanks. I almost took this down immediately after posting, but I'm so tired of the shame. I don't have any idea what to expect and "believe" only intellectually that healing is possible, so it's good to hear, beenthere. DoctorMamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05187502628715846144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-4495088620980444392013-02-03T20:37:03.182-05:002013-02-03T20:37:03.182-05:00Thanks for being there for that young woman. Gads,...Thanks for being there for that young woman. Gads, what an awful thing. And what an awful thing you have been dealing with. Good for you for facing it. It's a brave thing you're doing. jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01357355756076585187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-61128788422354806452013-02-03T13:12:06.361-05:002013-02-03T13:12:06.361-05:00Thank you for sharing something so personal, and I...Thank you for sharing something so personal, and I wish you great healing. I'm sure your words will be more helpful to others than you ever know.Solitary Diner (Also Known as The Frugalish Physician)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01239189582752445700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-6096830382121683242013-02-03T13:05:55.796-05:002013-02-03T13:05:55.796-05:00Wishing you all the best. I know what this is like...Wishing you all the best. I know what this is like, from personal experience. I've been addressing a similar issue in therapy for almost four years now and what I have to say is: the first year of the process is a roller coaster like nothing else, but it gets better, and it starts to become apparent that healing is possible and is happening. Also, you confront it when you are ready, and not abeentherenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-81559320571731966602013-02-03T13:03:33.869-05:002013-02-03T13:03:33.869-05:00Crossing my fingers too. I have loved ones with PT...Crossing my fingers too. I have loved ones with PTSD from childhood abuse, and while it still sucks that it ever happened, things got so much better for them when they were able to gently, with the help of professionals, look at it and process it. Thinking of you.Julienoreply@blogger.com