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An Open Agenda Discussion This discussion has an open agenda. This means that shares may relate to any aspect of our childhood abuse histories, the Stages and Steps, or any of the issues or challenges we are confronting in our recovery. Moderators DianaJoy, Bob.Moderator, motsvrai |
5 | 169 | Thu Aug 28, 2008 10:08 am quiltNot  |
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Stage 1 - Remembering (Steps 1-7) In Stage One recovery, your main task will be to acknowledge one of the reasons your life may be unsatisfying or even harmful to you--your childhood abuse. The work here focuses on remembering the details of what happened and how you felt as a child. Moderators DianaJoy, Bob.Moderator, motsvrai |
9 | 187 | Thu Aug 28, 2008 11:52 am zedexino |
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Stage 2 - Mourning (Steps 8-14) In Stage Two recovery, the focus shifts from the details of your past abuse to the impact of the abuse on your adult life. This stage represents the intermediate point in your recovery, in which healing and change occur in tandem, each reinforcing and complementing the other. As in the fourth step of Alcoholics Anonymous, the cornerstone of Stage Two is taking an honest inventory of your current life problems and then dedicating yourself to changing the behaviors that are making your life unsatisfactory. For adult survivors, this means going beyond awareness of your self-sabotage and taking direct action to deal with it. Stage Two also requires you to delve deeper into your psyche to fac Moderators DianaJoy, Bob.Moderator, motsvrai |
5 | 44 | Sun May 11, 2008 1:21 pm Amber |
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Stage 3 - Healing (Steps 15-21) Stage Threecan be a very exciting time because you will finally experience the fruits of your labors as you become comfortable with taking control of your life. In this stage you will revisit the issue of resolving your abuse by deciding whether to confront your parents/abusers. From this decision and subsequent contact with your family, if any, you will gain a revised and deeper understanding of why you were abused. Having this new understanding and making it part of your life will allow you to let go of the abuse once and for all and proceed with developing new expressions of your individuality. Mere survival will not be enough for you, you aspire to thrive. Move through this stage with optimism and anticipation. You are seven steps away from your new beginning. Moderators DianaJoy, Bob.Moderator, motsvrai |
1 | 2 | Thu Jun 21, 2007 10:08 am kat21 |
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Validating Our Memories Some of us may have crystal clear memories of being physical, sexually or emotionally abused or neglected during our childhood and/or teenage years. Others may have only a vague sense of being abused and may question whether they were abused at all. Recalling, articulating and questioning our recollections of past abuse is all part of the validation process. Moderators DianaJoy, Bob.Moderator, motsvrai |
3 | 42 | Tue Aug 19, 2008 4:03 am Jilly B |
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Telling Our Story Perhaps the single most powerful aspect concerning our recovery process, especially during Stage One recovery, is the telling of our story. Our "story" usually includes 1) the circumstances surrounding our abuse, 2) the factual details of the various incidents of abuse, (physical, sexual and/or emotional), 3) the experiences of family and elders responding and/or not responding to the abuse, 4) the effects of the abuse throughout the years, and 5) our struggles and successes with recovery. Moderators DianaJoy, Bob.Moderator, motsvrai |
1 | 76 | Mon Aug 04, 2008 5:41 am WhyMe |
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