Its time.

[dagna30]

New girl here. Ive come to a place where I am ready to let go of my past abuses. Everyday I work a little more on truly and wholly handing it over to God, and everyday Im faced with new challenges in growth. Ive come to a place where Im actually feeling slightly less self-pity and more rejoicing in sharing Christ sufferings. Im seeing more and more that this is His will for me. These are the lessons I need to become who I was meant to be. Who knows, maybe Im being prepared for a ministry in recovery? I get all of that, I really do. But it is a process, and I also hear that loud and clear.

Ive come to a place in my recovery where I really need to share my story. I have been seeing a psychotherapist (EMDR), but lately Im feeling like this is not the route that I should be taking. Less faith in the mental health field and more faith in God and His ability to heal. Not to say that psychotherapy wouldnt be right for someone else, its just taken me as far as I can personally see it taking me. My poor pastor is already so overwhelmed and I dont feel right taking my problems to him, not to mention hes a male and Im generally more comfortable with women.

Anyway! I guess what Im getting at is that I would like a private place to both share and peer counsel. Does such a place exist on the internet??

Thanks.

 

[Surviving]

New girl here. Ive come to a place where I am ready to let go of my past abuses. Everyday I work a little more on truly and wholly handing it over to God, and everyday Im faced with new challenges in growth. Ive come to a place where Im actually feeling slightly less self-pity and more rejoicing in sharing Christ sufferings. Im seeing more and more that this is His will for me. These are the lessons I need to become who I was meant to be. Who knows, maybe Im being prepared for a ministry in recovery? I get all of that, I really do. But it is a process, and I also hear that loud and clear.

Ive come to a place in my recovery where I really need to share my story. I have been seeing a psychotherapist (EMDR), but lately Im feeling like this is not the route that I should be taking. Less faith in the mental health field and more faith in God and His ability to heal. Not to say that psychotherapy wouldnt be right for someone else, its just taken me as far as I can personally see it taking me. My poor pastor is already so overwhelmed and I dont feel right taking my problems to him, not to mention hes a male and Im generally more comfortable with women.

Anyway! I guess what Im getting at is that I would like a private place to both share and peer counsel. Does such a place exist on the internet??

Thanks.

Firstly, welcome to this part of the forum. You will find alot of people here that you might be able to relate to. We try to support and encourage each other as much as we can. We each know how hard it is to overcome abuse, so we try to help each other as much as we can.

Secondly, well done in getting to a stage where you feel that you are getting over your past. It is a hard process that we go through, but one that we have to go through to get to where we (and God) wants us to be. I honestly believe that things in our lives happen for a reason, and God has a plan for each one of us. It takes time to get there though (and it's God's time, not ours!) I believe that one day, God will use me, and my past, to help others who have been through the same.

As for the type of counseling that you go for, that is up to you. I have a christian counselor, which I am very comfortable with. This way I can talk about the issues that I have with God surrounding my abuse. I have heard of internet options, but you need to be very careful. I don't know how much this would cost.

Anyway, what ever you decide to do, I hope that God guides you in the right way.

 

[BelindaP]

New girl here. Ive come to a place where I am ready to let go of my past abuses. Everyday I work a little more on truly and wholly handing it over to God, and everyday Im faced with new challenges in growth. Ive come to a place where Im actually feeling slightly less self-pity and more rejoicing in sharing Christ sufferings. Im seeing more and more that this is His will for me. These are the lessons I need to become who I was meant to be. Who knows, maybe Im being prepared for a ministry in recovery? I get all of that, I really do. But it is a process, and I also hear that loud and clear.

Ive come to a place in my recovery where I really need to share my story. I have been seeing a psychotherapist (EMDR), but lately Im feeling like this is not the route that I should be taking. Less faith in the mental health field and more faith in God and His ability to heal. Not to say that psychotherapy wouldnt be right for someone else, its just taken me as far as I can personally see it taking me. My poor pastor is already so overwhelmed and I dont feel right taking my problems to him, not to mention hes a male and Im generally more comfortable with women.

Anyway! I guess what Im getting at is that I would like a private place to both share and peer counsel. Does such a place exist on the internet??

Thanks.

We're not completely private, being on a message board and all, but you are welcome to share and receive counsel. There are men who post in the recovery forum, but it seems to me like it's mostly women here. There is a women's forum here, but they don't deal with recovery issues too much. You would probably be redirected here anyway. Other topics get discussed there, though