Comments on: Rates of sexual abuse of India’s childr… http://talkislam.info/2009/10/12/rates-of-sexual-abuse-of-indias-childr/ a crescent waxing eloquent Sun, 21 Mar 2010 05:58:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Gretchen Paules http://talkislam.info/2009/10/12/rates-of-sexual-abuse-of-indias-childr/#comment-16754 Gretchen Paules Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:31:27 +0000 http://talkislam.info/2009/10/12/rates-of-sexual-abuse-of-indias-childr/#comment-16754 Please allow me to introduce myself. My name is Gretchen Paules and I am the Administrative Director for a newly formed nonprofit called the Let Go...Let Peace Come In Foundation. Our mission at LGLPCI is to help heal and support adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse worldwide. We are actively seeking adult survivors who would be willing to post their childhood photo & caption, their story, or their creative expressions to our website www.letgoletpeacecomein.org. By uniting survivors from around the globe we hope to provide a stronger and more powerful voice to those survivors who have not yet found the courage to speak out or have been cast aside with disbelief. I am writing to you today to ask you to please consider posting to our website. It is through the support of courageous survivors like you that we will succeed in our effort to help one survivor at a time. If you have any questions please feel free to e-mail me directly at this e-mail address. Together we can; together we should; together we NEED to stand up and be counted. Warmest Regards, Gretchen Paules Administrative Director Let Go...Let Peace Come In Foundation 111 Presidential Blvd., Suite 212 Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004 Please allow me to introduce myself. My name is Gretchen Paules and I am the Administrative Director for a newly formed nonprofit called the Let Go…Let Peace Come In Foundation. Our mission at LGLPCI is to help heal and support adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse worldwide. We are actively seeking adult survivors who would be willing to post their childhood photo & caption, their story, or their creative expressions to our website http://www.letgoletpeacecomein.org. By uniting survivors from around the globe we hope to provide a stronger and more powerful voice to those survivors who have not yet found the courage to speak out or have been cast aside with disbelief.

I am writing to you today to ask you to please consider posting to our website. It is through the support of courageous survivors like you that we will succeed in our effort to help one survivor at a time. If you have any questions please feel free to e-mail me directly at this e-mail address. Together we can; together we should; together we NEED to stand up and be counted.

Warmest Regards,
Gretchen Paules
Administrative Director
Let Go…Let Peace Come In Foundation
111 Presidential Blvd., Suite 212
Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004

]]> By: Gretchen Paules http://talkislam.info/2009/10/12/rates-of-sexual-abuse-of-indias-childr/#comment-16682 Gretchen Paules Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:29:34 +0000 http://talkislam.info/2009/10/12/rates-of-sexual-abuse-of-indias-childr/#comment-16682 Please allow me to introduce myself. My name is Gretchen Paules and I am the Administrative Director for a newly formed nonprofit called the Let Go...Let Peace Come In Foundation. Our mission at LGLPCI is to help heal and support adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse worldwide. We are actively seeking adult survivors who would be willing to post their childhood photo & caption, their story, or their creative expressions to our website www.letgoletpeacecomein.org. By uniting survivors from around the globe we hope to provide a stronger and more powerful voice to those survivors who have not yet found the courage to speak out or have been cast aside with disbelief. I am writing to you today to ask you to please consider sharing our website with survivors you may come in contact with. Worldwide there are more than 100 million adult survivors living with the effects of childhood sexual abuse today. (some estimates are significantly higher) It is through the support of courageous advocates that we will succeed in our effort to help one survivor at a time. Our organization offers survivors a safe and judgment-free place where they can tell their story and continue their healing process. We realize that customs differ from culture to culture and we offer to post any stories anonymously, if the survivors so desires. If you have any questions please feel free to e-mail me directly at this e-mail address. Together we can; together we should; together we NEED to stand up and be counted. Warmest Regards, Gretchen Paules Administrative Director Let Go...Let Peace Come In Foundation 111 Presidential Blvd., Suite 212 Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004 Please allow me to introduce myself. My name is Gretchen Paules and I am the Administrative Director for a newly formed nonprofit called the Let Go…Let Peace Come In Foundation. Our mission at LGLPCI is to help heal and support adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse worldwide. We are actively seeking adult survivors who would be willing to post their childhood photo & caption, their story, or their creative expressions to our website http://www.letgoletpeacecomein.org. By uniting survivors from around the globe we hope to provide a stronger and more powerful voice to those survivors who have not yet found the courage to speak out or have been cast aside with disbelief.

I am writing to you today to ask you to please consider sharing our website with survivors you may come in contact with. Worldwide there are more than 100 million adult survivors living with the effects of childhood sexual abuse today. (some estimates are significantly higher) It is through the support of courageous advocates that we will succeed in our effort to help one survivor at a time. Our organization offers survivors a safe and judgment-free place where they can tell their story and continue their healing process. We realize that customs differ from culture to culture and we offer to post any stories anonymously, if the survivors so desires. If you have any questions please feel free to e-mail me directly at this e-mail address. Together we can; together we should; together we NEED to stand up and be counted.

Warmest Regards,
Gretchen Paules
Administrative Director
Let Go…Let Peace Come In Foundation
111 Presidential Blvd., Suite 212
Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004

]]> By: johnpi http://talkislam.info/2009/10/12/rates-of-sexual-abuse-of-indias-childr/#comment-16254 johnpi Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:11:53 +0000 http://talkislam.info/2009/10/12/rates-of-sexual-abuse-of-indias-childr/#comment-16254 <a href="http://www.progressiveislam.info/showDiary.do?diaryId=1597" rel="nofollow">More repercussions</a>: A therapist's response to a letter from a man who is struggling with trauma from childhood rape. Here's the man's letter to the therapist: <blockquote>I'm a 18 year-old male. I was raped twice in my life (6 and 10 years old) and I took it pretty well. My life was quite normal until now, and had no problems with girls. I never had a girlfriend, never been the type who commit, but I'd had a lot of sex with a lot of girls. Two weeks ago I had contact with the man who attacked me when I was 10. Since then I've having nightmares and have been remembering all what happened. I've been drinking and went back to drugs. I wouldn't want to, but it's the only way I can get some rest. Last weekend happened something that really scared me. I was drunk and high and without noticing I found myself rubbing a guy's leg. I pretty much wanted to make out with him and other stuff. I can't become gay, it's not fear I hate myself so much, I hate the pervert who abused me, I hate everything right now. Yesterday I cut my wrists but it wasn't deep enough. I don't want to die but I find hard living right now. This evening I cut my face. What happened the weekend means I'm gay? Am I becoming gay? What can I do to prevent it? How can I stop remembering? It's just too embarrassing to talk to anybody. If I was a girl I could do it, but come on, I'm a man. Men don't let these things happen. I'm just trash.</blockquote> More repercussions: A therapist’s response to a letter from a man who is struggling with trauma from childhood rape. Here’s the man’s letter to the therapist:

I’m a 18 year-old male. I was raped twice in my life (6 and 10 years old) and I took it pretty well. My life was quite normal until now, and had no problems with girls. I never had a girlfriend, never been the type who commit, but I’d had a lot of sex with a lot of girls. Two weeks ago I had contact with the man who attacked me when I was 10. Since then I’ve having nightmares and have been remembering all what happened. I’ve been drinking and went back to drugs. I wouldn’t want to, but it’s the only way I can get some rest. Last weekend happened something that really scared me. I was drunk and high and without noticing I found myself rubbing a guy’s leg. I pretty much wanted to make out with him and other stuff. I can’t become gay, it’s not fear I hate myself so much, I hate the pervert who abused me, I hate everything right now. Yesterday I cut my wrists but it wasn’t deep enough. I don’t want to die but I find hard living right now. This evening I cut my face. What happened the weekend means I’m gay? Am I becoming gay? What can I do to prevent it? How can I stop remembering? It’s just too embarrassing to talk to anybody. If I was a girl I could do it, but come on, I’m a man. Men don’t let these things happen. I’m just trash.

]]> By: johnpi http://talkislam.info/2009/10/12/rates-of-sexual-abuse-of-indias-childr/#comment-16160 johnpi Tue, 13 Oct 2009 03:18:50 +0000 http://talkislam.info/2009/10/12/rates-of-sexual-abuse-of-indias-childr/#comment-16160 <a href="http://www.stakes.fi/pdf/mentalhealth/Mindful_verkkoversio.pdf" rel="nofollow">Repercussions:</a> "There is clear evidence that serious childhood adversity increases the risk of physical diseases and recurrent psychiatric disorder throughout life. The most serious are child abuse and child sexual abuse." Repercussions: “There is clear evidence that serious childhood adversity increases the risk of physical diseases and recurrent psychiatric disorder throughout life. The most serious are child abuse and child sexual abuse.”

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