Tue 4pm Sexual Abuse Survivors’ Weekly Group-Chat [October update]
We invite all adult survivors of Sexual Abuse or Assault of any kind, produced at any time of your life, recently or long ago, to join us this Tuesday 5 of October at 4 PM EDT in our weekly open group-chat meeting, in a friendly, relaxed and warm atmosphere (it is not a guided discussion).
Its purpose is to share our feelings, experiences, and most effective coping and healing skills according to our experience.
We encourage all SA survivors to participate as a means to connect, and to raise awareness about this issue. Joining frequently will also help keep doing this meeting on a weekly basis.
The meeting will take place in the Trauma Support room HERE The room will open 15 minutes before the meeting.
The session will be hosted by AdventurousBranch3786 (she is a Trauma SubCommunity Room Supporter), and MunchieTaters (she is a Listener, member of the Trauma community, and advocate for SA issues).
You can see our profiles and PM us from here:
https://www.7cups.com/@adventurousBranch3786
https://www.7cups.com/@MunchieTaters
We look forward to seeing you at our friendly and warm get-together !
To convert your local time to EDT:
7 Cups Time Converter: HERE Shows EDT now compared to your city and country. See what time is in your city at EDT by entering it in the first "Time" box.
Time zone converter: https://www.worldtimebuddy.com
THIS is EDT now.
Hello we will have the next Sexual Assault/Abuse open chat on Tuesday August 3 at 4pm edt. We look forward to seeing you there!
@adventurousBranch3786 Hello! The next adult sexual assault/abuse open chat will be on Tuesday August 3 at 4pm edt. I hope that you will join us!.
Hi I'm new to this...
@toughSail623 You are welcome to join us!
Hi, I'm looking forward to seeing everyone at 4pm edt today! I felt triggered after the chat but was able to calm myself down by doing 10 minutes of deep breathing videos. Does anyone else have something that helps them to calm down after being triggered? Deep breathing -belly breathing helps me, I'd love to here what helps other people.
@adventurousBranch3786 *triggered after the chat last week.
@adventurousBranch3786
Hello Branch💕 I am sorry saw this post little late...Breathing techniques also work for me but mostly I do 5-4-3-2-1 grounding technique. You can search it up on internet for a good explanation of how it works also I have few very good songs in my playlist which I immediately play the moment I feel I might burst into emotions, some songs have those vibes which can make us totally forget what is happening around. Butterfly hugs is also a good technique my therapist advised me but for me it doesn't work all the time. I sometimes if at home hide under my blanket and just lie down and cry and do nothing about it. Sometimes it's really unmanageable but for me these works mostly❤
@energeticThinker3129 Hi there. I find it helpful to listen to music or watch videos too.The 54321 and butterfly methods sound interesting and I will give them a try. Thank you for sharing these ideas!
@adventurousBranch3786 *butterfly hugs
@adventurousBranch3786
Just want to say thank you for all the encouragement you have given me along the way,
I still struggle when I am Triggered, and I have a lot of trouble finding anything to help calm back down. It a real goal to do whatever it took to get comfortable in my own skin and to get in touch with any emotions or feelings that had long been strangle out. Getting to a place to be vulnerable and begin to trust had been an uphill battle. I finally feel like I am breaking through my own hard-core shell and allowing myself to begin to feel like a real human who has nothing to feel ashamed of.
Finding the false core beliefs and the lies I held on to as truths are loosening their grip and I can breathe again. Sure is beginning to feel good.
@scarletPear1945 Thank you for your kind words, they really mean so much. I know that it can be difficult to calm down after getting triggered' it is hard for me to do at times also. I hope that you will be able to find something that helps. It sounds like you have had a lot to deal with and I'm very glad to hear that you are starting to feel better about yourself.
@adventurousBranch3786does'
Thank you,
my dear friend. I just want to say to all of us who have experienced SA, Please, Please do not be afraid to seek help and Counseling as early and as soon as possible because this can mess with you for a lifetime. We often think we are strong enough to handle it on our own or keep the secrete because we feel it is our fault. This is a lie, but we take on that false belief and it will torment us because the body remembers this violation of this trauma and can not process it. It may take years before it becomes a real problem. The more you talk about it as crazy as it may seem the less of a grip it has in a long run.
More detail: HERE
Tagging:
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I keep missing these :(
@mytwistedsoul Hi, we are having this chat every Tuesday at 4pm edt ,so you are welcome to attend,
@adventurousBranch3786 Thank you! I try to watch the time but before I know it the time has past. I'll have to set an alarm and see if that helps.
@mytwistedsoul Hi so nice to see you made it!
@adventurousBranch3786 Thank you - :) sorry I was late lol
Sorry, I missed yesterday, we had a code red weather alert. I had to shut everything down
@scarletPear1945 No apology is needed. I hope that you are safe.
I can't figure out how to get to the chat. I tried clicking on the link but it didn't work. Can someone please respond with an explanation for next time.
@annanilate Hi , I think that you may be missing the strong bond 1 badge. you can read about the badges needed to get into the chat rooms here: https://www.7cups.com/forum/GroupSupport_168/ASilentObserversOffice_2008/BadgesRequiredtoUnlockSupportRooms_213011/ I believe in order to get the strong bond badge1 you need to complete 5 chats with 5 different listeners. (30 messages with at least 10 from you counts as a chat). Let me know if you have any more questions. It would be great to have you join the SA survivors chat.
I've talked with 5 listeners I believe 30 messages each now but the room still isn't visible to me. Weirdly it was visible earlier for one or the trauma open chats. I am confused!
I wish I could go to these, but when I have popped in they seem to be too triggering for me right now, but it does seem like a good idea for people who can cope with it. Maybe at sometime in the future, when I'm not getting triggered as easily (and if they are still happening), I'll be able to attend.
@resourcefulPond1641 I recently saw that there are trauma open chats (not specifically SA chats being scheduled. If you are interested, I can send you the link.
@adventurousBranch3786
Yeah, I think those were the one's I tried to join that were too triggering. But maybe I just tried to join at at unlucky time. I could always try again at some point.
@adventurousBranch3786 https://www.7cups.com/forum/TraumaSupport_60/EventsShoutOuts_1566/Groundingtechniquestipsandtricksletsmakealisttogether_251960/
Just reposting this excellent thread on grounding.😊
@adventurousBranch3786
Sorry I have missed some sessions, Looking to next week joining you❤️
@scarletPear1945 Hi, no apologies necessary. MunchieTaters is now hosting these sessions. I have missed the last few sessions too!
