Some of you know I recently wrote an article for Bloggers Unite for Human Rights. Shortly after writing that article, I happened upon a blog that caught my attention. I'd like to introduce you to this blog. The author is a fairly new blogger, is 36 years old and living in Australia. Her blog is called, Svasti: A Journey from Assault to Wholeness. She is attempting to unravel the mess that was created in her life by a single incident of violent physical assault in 2005.
According to the blogs author, "Fortunately, I've been prompted to deal with this situation head-on. The messages weren't gentle and they weren't easy to understand (initially at least). I feel so much gratitude for this 'prompting' because many people go through their lives and never get the opportunity to face the traumas they've experienced. Suppressed trauma can and will come out in other ways - such as physical or mental illness. So as much as it hurts, I'm now strong enough to handle whatever needs to come out."
I think her writing is very open and heartfelt. She said, "one of the reasons it has taken me so long to confront what happened to me is because I was very busy telling myself that it wasn't so bad....compared to what others have gone through." I'm looking forward to reading more by this blogger.
You can find a link on the blog to another site, Women Against Domestic Violence, which can provide good information for anyone coping with domestic violence and the accompanying depression and other mental health problems.
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Facing the Trauma of Domestic Violence……by Susan
Friday, June 6th, 2008Bloggers Unite for Human Rights……..by Susan
Thursday, May 15th, 2008
I'm writing today about Domestic Violence for "Bloggers Unite for Human Rights", because it is a human right for all of us to live our lives free of fear and free of abuse. Domestic Violence happens in all kinds of families and relationships. It's devastating to all who are involved. I know this from my own experience in being raised by parents who engaged in some domestic violence. It's very confusing for a child, in addition to being extremely frightening and dangerous.
When my parents started fighting, my sibblings and I would disappear to our rooms or outdoors. Mom and Daddy were oblivious to where we were or what we were doing. Oddly, none of my sisters have ever talked with me about our history of living with domestic violence. I guess for them, it's still our "family secret". I'm happy this topic is now publicly discussed and there is hope and help for the victims of domestic violence.
No one deserves to be abused, be it verbally or physically. Men, women and children can be victims of abuse. Physical violence even among family members is wrong and against the law. It could be happening in the house next door and you may never know it. Too often it is a well kept "family secret".
Anyone can be a victim of domestic violence. Both men and women can be abused though most victims are women. Children in these homes are also likely to be abused. Sometimes the people being abused don't see themselves as victims because they think it only involves hitting, but domestic violence can be psychological, emotional or sexual abuse as well.
According to http://domesticviolence.org , in addition to pushing, hitting, slapping, choking, kicking and biting, the following are other signs of domestic violence:
1. threatening you or your children
2. threatening suicide to get you to do something
3. using or threatening to use a weapon against you
4. keeping or taking your paycheck
5. putting you down
6. forcing you to have sex
7. keeping you from seeing your friends or family
8 keeping you from going to work
These abusive behaviors can happen repeatedly in any kind of relationship and are often followed by a period of making up until the next cycle occurs. If you are being abused please know that you aren't alone, it's not your fault and help is available. It's your human right to be free of domestic violence. You can find a list of helpful groups and their website links at Internet Resources.
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When my parents started fighting, my sibblings and I would disappear to our rooms or outdoors. Mom and Daddy were oblivious to where we were or what we were doing. Oddly, none of my sisters have ever talked with me about our history of living with domestic violence. I guess for them, it's still our "family secret". I'm happy this topic is now publicly discussed and there is hope and help for the victims of domestic violence.
No one deserves to be abused, be it verbally or physically. Men, women and children can be victims of abuse. Physical violence even among family members is wrong and against the law. It could be happening in the house next door and you may never know it. Too often it is a well kept "family secret".
Anyone can be a victim of domestic violence. Both men and women can be abused though most victims are women. Children in these homes are also likely to be abused. Sometimes the people being abused don't see themselves as victims because they think it only involves hitting, but domestic violence can be psychological, emotional or sexual abuse as well.
According to http://domesticviolence.org , in addition to pushing, hitting, slapping, choking, kicking and biting, the following are other signs of domestic violence:
1. threatening you or your children
2. threatening suicide to get you to do something
3. using or threatening to use a weapon against you
4. keeping or taking your paycheck
5. putting you down
6. forcing you to have sex
7. keeping you from seeing your friends or family
8 keeping you from going to work
These abusive behaviors can happen repeatedly in any kind of relationship and are often followed by a period of making up until the next cycle occurs. If you are being abused please know that you aren't alone, it's not your fault and help is available. It's your human right to be free of domestic violence. You can find a list of helpful groups and their website links at Internet Resources.
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