Let me start by saying something that might sound strange, I was named after the man who sexually abused me as a kid. And honestly? I never hated the name. That’s a hell of a sentence I never thought I’d be sharing at this point in my life, but here I am. That part always […]
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Healing After Childhood Sexual Abuse for Men
Let’s just get this out of the way: being a man who was sexually abused as a child can mess with your head in ways that are incredibly difficult to explain, and even harder to talk about. I’m not a therapist. I’m not a self-help guru. I’m just someone who has lived it. And if […]
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From Darkness to Healing: A Personal Journey with CPTSD
It’s said that about 71.4% of people with CPTSD have reported suicide attempts. Of those, 53.9% have made at least one attempt, 18.8% have been hospitalized, and 35.8% have attempted more than twice. (Source National Library of Medicine) At one point in my life, I became part of those numbers. I hit rock bottom. Felt […]