Comments on: Richard http://violenceunsilenced.com/richard/ Violence UnSilenced: Shedding light on domestic violence and sexual abuse/assault by giving survivors a voice. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:32:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Richard speaks out about his childhood sexual abuse at Violence UnSilenced | Violence UnSilenced http://violenceunsilenced.com/richard/#comment-27929 Richard speaks out about his childhood sexual abuse at Violence UnSilenced | Violence UnSilenced Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:13:42 +0000 http://violenceunsilenced.com/?p=1114#comment-27929 [...] (typeof(addthis_share) == "undefined"){ addthis_share = [];}It has been two years since I first wrote my story for Violence UnSilenced.  I was 44-years-old and speaking out for the first time about sexual [...] [...] (typeof(addthis_share) == "undefined"){ addthis_share = [];}It has been two years since I first wrote my story for Violence UnSilenced.  I was 44-years-old and speaking out for the first time about sexual [...]

]]> By: judy http://violenceunsilenced.com/richard/#comment-11373 judy Wed, 08 Dec 2010 08:39:46 +0000 http://violenceunsilenced.com/?p=1114#comment-11373 I can say so much Rich. I mostly want to say from deep within my heart I have a feeling oif hope even more so as I reread your experience. Many of us survivors as some addicts do....readjust our minds and attitudes daily to stay level headed due to the tragic events we experienced. In my life time I have been llucky to be alive regarding my trauma. UI am happy to say finally many years later I am working on a web-site, on I pray my higher power will help me help others like us "Survivors!"xoxoxoxxoxo I can say so much Rich. I mostly want to say from deep within my heart I have a feeling oif hope even more so as I reread your experience. Many of us survivors as some addicts do….readjust our minds and attitudes daily to stay level headed due to the tragic events we experienced. In my life time I have been llucky to be alive regarding my trauma. UI am happy to say finally many years later I am working on a web-site, on I pray my higher power will help me help others like us “Survivors!”xoxoxoxxoxo

]]> By: Traci http://violenceunsilenced.com/richard/#comment-10820 Traci Sat, 07 Aug 2010 22:38:43 +0000 http://violenceunsilenced.com/?p=1114#comment-10820 I am so very sorry for the horrors you experienced as a child, you were never dirty, the crimes against you and your abuser were. I am in awe of the courage it must have taken to speak out as a child and again here. You are amazing and I wish you all the best in your healing and hope you continue to thrive xo I am so very sorry for the horrors you experienced as a child, you were never dirty, the crimes against you and your abuser were. I am in awe of the courage it must have taken to speak out as a child and again here. You are amazing and I wish you all the best in your healing and hope you continue to thrive xo

]]> By: Nicole http://violenceunsilenced.com/richard/#comment-10563 Nicole Mon, 12 Jul 2010 17:43:51 +0000 http://violenceunsilenced.com/?p=1114#comment-10563 Thank you, thank you, for speaking out. You are an incredible person. You are right to not want only to survive- you can thrive. I hope you have a great support system in place. God bless. Thank you, thank you, for speaking out. You are an incredible person. You are right to not want only to survive- you can thrive. I hope you have a great support system in place. God bless.

]]> By: Judy-ann-katherine http://violenceunsilenced.com/richard/#comment-10110 Judy-ann-katherine Mon, 31 May 2010 08:45:15 +0000 http://violenceunsilenced.com/?p=1114#comment-10110 Rich, Your story left me speechless for a moment. It is a story (to me) one in which I believe you have unsilenced for many men. You are a beautiful person. You have inspired me and my children. To hear it from a man and have 2 daughters listen to me reading this to them. really has them now rethinking how much men are truly violated. Whatever is in your heart, I hope you do not stop here. Many others, who are not aware of this site need to be. You have touched so many lives Rich that you do not evn know and will never know. Thank you Rich for more than your story...for bringing out the courage in me. I pray for healing for you, for much love in your life and an over abundance of time to share your story. You have and will touch many more lives Rich. Rich,

Your story left me speechless for a moment. It is a story (to me) one in which I believe you have unsilenced for many men. You are a beautiful person. You have inspired me and my children. To hear it from a man and have 2 daughters listen to me reading this to them. really has them now rethinking how much men are truly violated. Whatever is in your heart, I hope you do not stop here. Many others, who are not aware of this site need to be. You have touched so many lives Rich that you do not evn know and will never know. Thank you Rich for more than your story…for bringing out the courage in me. I pray for healing for you, for much love in your life and an over abundance of time to share your story. You have and will touch many more lives Rich.

]]> By: Carol http://violenceunsilenced.com/richard/#comment-9859 Carol Sun, 09 May 2010 18:19:42 +0000 http://violenceunsilenced.com/?p=1114#comment-9859 God Bless you! You are an inspiration! God Bless you! You are an inspiration!

]]> By: S.K. http://violenceunsilenced.com/richard/#comment-9777 S.K. Tue, 27 Apr 2010 18:52:18 +0000 http://violenceunsilenced.com/?p=1114#comment-9777 I read this a while back but couldn't get to a computer to comment. Thankyou so much for posting it. Someday I will ask my husband to read it. There are far too many boys out there like you. And him. I don't understand why these people exist. The last time my husband talked about his past, and his religious beliefs, he said that he wanted someone to show him how a little child being twisted and warped by an evil person fits into God's plan. I started to say that it doesn't, it's evidence of Satan's interference with God's plan, and he shouted, "Show me God's hand! I wanna see God's hand in that child's life!" He never shouts. I'm slowly finding that what bothers me the most about sexual abuse is the unbelievable amount of time it takes to recover. It's like having your spiritual neck broken or something. It just paralyzes you for so long. Thankyou again. Stand strong. God bless you. I read this a while back but couldn’t get to a computer to comment. Thankyou so much for posting it. Someday I will ask my husband to read it. There are far too many boys out there like you. And him. I don’t understand why these people exist. The last time my husband talked about his past, and his religious beliefs, he said that he wanted someone to show him how a little child being twisted and warped by an evil person fits into God’s plan. I started to say that it doesn’t, it’s evidence of Satan’s interference with God’s plan, and he shouted, “Show me God’s hand! I wanna see God’s hand in that child’s life!” He never shouts.

I’m slowly finding that what bothers me the most about sexual abuse is the unbelievable amount of time it takes to recover. It’s like having your spiritual neck broken or something. It just paralyzes you for so long.

Thankyou again. Stand strong. God bless you.

]]> By: Amy http://violenceunsilenced.com/richard/#comment-9598 Amy Sun, 18 Apr 2010 19:02:21 +0000 http://violenceunsilenced.com/?p=1114#comment-9598 I find that I have a hard time speaking of my abuse and I am ashamed of it. I want to get comfortable, to share, to speak out on behalf of those who can't, to stop this from happening to someone else, but I don't. I have shared my story here, but I don't put that button on my sidebard, afraid of telling those who don't know, but probably should. Thank you for being brave, for speaking out, for surviving. I find that I have a hard time speaking of my abuse and I am ashamed of it. I want to get comfortable, to share, to speak out on behalf of those who can’t, to stop this from happening to someone else, but I don’t.

I have shared my story here, but I don’t put that button on my sidebard, afraid of telling those who don’t know, but probably should.

Thank you for being brave, for speaking out, for surviving.

]]> By: JD http://violenceunsilenced.com/richard/#comment-9563 JD Wed, 14 Apr 2010 07:05:33 +0000 http://violenceunsilenced.com/?p=1114#comment-9563 That should never have happened to you... And it was that man's fault it did. Thank you for sharing your story; if it helps save even one person from something similar, you will have done a wonderful thing. I hope you find peace through Christ. That should never have happened to you… And it was that man’s fault it did. Thank you for sharing your story; if it helps save even one person from something similar, you will have done a wonderful thing. I hope you find peace through Christ.

]]> By: Heather from DE http://violenceunsilenced.com/richard/#comment-9556 Heather from DE Wed, 14 Apr 2010 00:37:40 +0000 http://violenceunsilenced.com/?p=1114#comment-9556 I find that I have a hard time speaking of my abuse and I am ashamed of it. I want to get comfortable, to share, to speak out on behalf of those who can't, to stop this from happening to someone else, but I don't. I have shared my story here, but I don't put that button on my sidebard, afraid of telling those who don't know, but probably should. Thank you for being brave, for speaking out, for surviving. I find that I have a hard time speaking of my abuse and I am ashamed of it. I want to get comfortable, to share, to speak out on behalf of those who can’t, to stop this from happening to someone else, but I don’t.

I have shared my story here, but I don’t put that button on my sidebard, afraid of telling those who don’t know, but probably should.

Thank you for being brave, for speaking out, for surviving.

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