Comment by Ally on 09 Jan 2010 at 6:10 pm

i am a therapist and wonder how you cope today

Dear Ally,

I cope the best I can. I try my best to stay optimistic each day, even when dark thoughts try to take hold of me. I move forward with confidence and personal assurance that my past can’t control me anymore. After spending a child’s lifetime being abused, it feels great to be able to put that pain behind me. I am no longer a victim or think in a child-like way. I am an adult woman and able to process my feelings in an adult way. I am my best self.

Please know that as a woman who has once been abused, life will continue to be a challenge for me. I believe all who have once suffered from abuse face challenges that most people never understand. Therapy helps but doesn’t remove what happened.

Making a difference, sharing and having faith, helps me get through each day. For me, simply living is a miracle. I am not perfect. I have my own trials that continue to test me, but I am free. I’ll never go back to being that child who once suffered horrific abuse.

Thank you for being curious and for your question.

Karen