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Survivors Through All Odds

If you always watch the demons behind you, then you will never see the angels ahead.

About Me

I created this myspace to spread awareness about child abuse, domesitc abuse and rape. All forms of abuse. Some people just do not seem to realize how much abuse affects people. It stays with you forever!
What angers me the most is how quickly abuse and rape victims/survivors are branded liars. I honestly do not understand why someone would lie about being abused or raped. Crimes like child abuse and rape need to be taken seriously. When a child speaks out about being abused they need to be listened to and helped!
Abuse is wrong and it needs to be stopped immediately! Too many people want to ignore abuse and pretend it is not happening or that it is not important. We cannot ignore abuse anymore. This isn't something we need to think about before we take action to stop it. We all know that it is wrong.
Ever since I was very little I spoke about helping other children who weren't being listened to, as I was not listened to. My father and many other relatives of his family abused me from the time I was only a baby until I was a teenager. Besides my mom and other family members from her side of the family, I was not believed when I spoke out about it.
Countless judges, lawyers, counselors and policemen dismissed my situation as a mothers way of getting back at her husband after a divorce. Many of them were sure my mom had told me to say these things and just called me a liar. My mother fought for me though even though she was insulted and bashed for it. Yet no matter what my mom did, I was still considered a liar and was forced to remain in visitations with my abusers for many years.
I was sixteen when I finally got the courage to face my father and tell him I would longer continue the visitations. After that day, my life changed so much, for the better. I could finally admit what had happened to me and began to heal! Not only that, I could also follow my dream of becoming a child advocate.
It is my goal in life is to help as many victims/survivors of abuse and rape as I can. I know the affects of abuse are overwhelming and exhausting. Post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, depression and other disorders caused by abuse interest me as well.Myspace Graphics
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My Interests

..Spreading awareness about child abuse, rape, domestic abuse, world hunger, autism, breast cancer, cancer, suicide, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, bipolar disorder, depression, multiple personality disorder, etc. Besides that, I love to write, horseback ride, take walks, learn about disorders, help people and read..

I'd like to meet:

Abuse and rape survivors/victims. Anyone who is against abuse and feels something must be done to stop it. It doesn't matter what age, religion or race you are, if you want to stop abuse and rape, I'd be delighted to meet you! But PLEASE, actually CARE about this cause and don't just add me to have more friends on your friends list!

Music:

..It really depends on what genre music you like, but I like pratically any genre. Some bands I like to listen to to help heal and reduce my anger are: Christina Aguilera, Evanescence, Tori Amos, Linkin Park, Creed, Good Charlotte, Martina McBride, Sarah McLachlan, 30 Seconds to Mars, My Chemical Romance, Green Day, Jewel, Pink, Metallica, Korn, Dixie Chicks, P.O.D., Relient K, Avril Lavigne, 3 Doors Down, Three Days Grace..

Movies:

..Radio Flyer, the Mighty, Lifetime movies..

Television:

..Some people with PTSD are really triggered by things on television, so it is really hard to think of any...Oprah, Dr. Phil..

Books:

..A Child Called It, the Lost Boy, A Man Named Dave, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, I Can't Get Over It, Hannah's Gift, Secret Survivors, Sleepers, Lucky, Lovely Bones, Fall on Your Knees, Working with Available Light: A Family's World After Violence, Speak, Coping with Trauma: the Guide to Self Understanding, After Silence: Rape and My Journey Back, Still Loved By the Sun: A Rape Survivors Journal, One Day My Soul Just Opened Up, the Woman's Comfort Book, the Healing Within, Safe Passage to Healing, the Last Secret: Daughters Sexually Abused by Mothers, Transforming a Rape Culture, the Courage to Heal, I Never Told Anyone, How I Stayed Alive While My Brain Was Trying to Kill Me, Telling, Journey to Wholeness, She Comes Undone, the Missing Piece, Bright Red Scream, the Color Purple, Victims No Longer, Allies in Healing..

Heroes:

..David Koon Hutchinson.
Brianna.
My mother, my sister, Rachel and the rest of my family.
Dave Pelzer. All survivors and anyone who has the courage to speak out for this cause!..
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My Blog

Were You Neglected or Abused As a Child? TRIGGERING

One of the things I needed to do to heal from everything in my past was to realize that I was abused and stop denying it. The book Breaking the Cycle of Abuse: How to Move Beyond Your Past to Create a...
Posted by Survivors Through All Odds on Sat, 11 Aug 2007 06:51:00 PST

Makes Me Sad

I'm just finished reading Why Me? Help for Child Sexual Abuse (even if they are adults now) by Lynn B. Daugherty. It's so sad to read the stories of very little child who tell thei...
Posted by Survivors Through All Odds on Wed, 25 Jul 2007 11:40:00 PST

My Mother's Journal ~TRIGGERING~

Copied from my site http://www.freewebs.com/eternalblossoms/journalofavictim.htm During the days of my abuse, my mother kept journal entries of my behaviors, the things I said, and of the process in g...
Posted by Survivors Through All Odds on Tue, 10 Jul 2007 08:34:00 PST

Inspirational Quotes

These are quotes that I have gathered. I don't know if I have all the names right though because some were copied out of my diary (I always have a quote of the day.) I will probably just keep adding o...
Posted by Survivors Through All Odds on Tue, 26 Jun 2007 05:45:00 PST