Crisis Support

A Friend Died Today – 5 Ways To Cope With Loss, Grief and the Fear Of Your Own Mortality As I write this, the house is quiet. My wife and her good friend are attending a funeral. Their long-time mutual…
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Most of us have at one time or another been involved in a funeral procession or have encountered a funeral procession while in traffic. We often marvel at the slow rate that they travel. There are historic reasons that funeral…
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Should a dying person choose his own funeral rituals? This is a morbid subject to discuss with most people, but hey, while we are still living we have the right to call the shots. I believe every living human being…
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“The love of a mother is second only to the love of God.” It is said that God couldn’t be everywhere at once, so He created mothers. How well-loved you were! How fun-loving and beautiful! Was there anyone who did…
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A mother is not just one who gives birth to a child; rather a mother is one who also cares for a child, protects, teaches, nurtures and help channel the child in the path destined by the maker. My mother…
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Whether it be from death, divorce, loss of a pet, job, or home, there will be times in life when we will have to help others deal with their grief. What we say and do during these times will have…
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Imagine receiving the news that you have Lou Gehrig’s disease. You are told that the disease is progressive and will eventually render you wheelchair bound, prone to choking, often incontinent of urine and stool, unable to hug those whom you…
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The chances are many of us know somebody who experienced domestic violence as a child, whether we are aware of it or not. At a time in their lives when they most needed to be loved and nurtured, these people…
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Sexual abuse is one of the most heinous crimes next to murder. This violent act can leave a victim with lifelong wounds that open up though out their lives sometimes without warning. Yet the victim has no choice but to…
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I can only remember a few good things about my life before my mother married an abusive man. I was young enough to not appreciate everything that I had and young enough to think that nothing ever changes. However, it…
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Abusive relationships happen all the time; you may even be friends with someone who is in an abusive relationship, but are unaware of it. What goes on behind closed doors is not always pretty or welcome. Millions of people over…
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Just try to prosecute a man in India for domestic violenceBREAKTHROUGH INDIABreakthrough is an international human rights organization that uses media, education and pop culture to promote values of dignity, equality and justice. Domestic violence occurs in all societies around…
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Tracy Klentworth couldn’t believe she was going to have a little one in the house again after all these years. She wondered for a moment if she had the patience to do this and then quickly chased the thought away….
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Childhood abuse always affects every single child it happens to, and this will overflow into the rest of their lives. But if you ask an adult who has been abused as a child if it has affected them, many of…
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When a child is raised and exposed to violent behavior, it always has lasting negative effects. Many children will internalize the feelings associated with the violence because it is a way of coping. There is no secret about men who…
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There was a time in my life when I worked in the domestic violence department at a county courthouse.  My job was to look up to see if the person coming in to file a restraining order had any other…
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The damage from sexual abuse runs deep and sometimes coping strategies can be as damaging as the abuse itself. Sexual abuse victims frequently turn to alcohol, illicit drug use, and may even become the abuser when they are adults. Sexual…
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The world of someone suffering at the hands of an abuser is cold, lonely, scary and isolating. The abused and the abuser often end up in a delicate dance of triggers, harsh hurtful words, and in many cases, the doling…
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Leave Abusive Relationship, Safely An abusive relationship can be categorized as one in which a person is mentally or physically harmed by a partner who leaves them feeling scared, depressed, or angered by their situation.  Leaving an abusive relationship is…
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Where do I start to tell the story of my survival? I am still finding it very hard to talk about the early days, as it has just been a year since I left him. All I can say is…
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Children tend to depend and lean on their parents to give them strength and courage in a not-so-easy world and when that parent is the one that breaks them down and tears down their self esteem whether it be verbal…
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The main thing to remember when trying to build up confidence to leave an abusive relationship is that the next time will be worse than the last (speaking from experience, unfortunately.) While you are still within that environment, you don’t…
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Many abusive people can’t get passed their own feelings of defensiveness when even considering taking a look at themselves and their lives. All they hear is how “bad” and how “wrong” their actions are and that “they must stop!” This…
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Understanding an abused woman may be extremely hard for some, but for those who have experienced the life they live it is easy. There are signs that go unnoticed by even her closest friends and relatives if they do not…
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When you hear the words, “domestic abuse” what comes to mind? The average American person will think of that poor woman getting beat by her husband/ boyfriend; however, that stereotype is starting to be challenged.  As more men are speaking out…
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1 in 3 women are physically abused by their husband or boyfriend every year in the U.S. according to a survey done in 1998 by the Commonwealth Fund.  That is one third of the female population.  That same statistic wraps…
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Abuse is related directly to self esteem and the effects are always negative until the cycle of abuse is broken. The more abuse that one endures the lower their self esteem becomes. The degrading words that abusers use to justify…
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Sexual Victimization and Prevention The biggest hidden problem in today society is a child’s sexual abuse. We in the society are slow to believe that supposed nice respectable people molest and harm our children. A few statistics tell us that…
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Abused victims: I was married for 7 years to someone who beat me, pulled me out of bed by the hair on my head, drug me through the house by my hair, pulled guns on me, and kicked me in…
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Many women tolerate abuse from their men, both physically and mentally. Even now as I am writing this article, women are being abused. The statistics is frightening and alarming. Did you know that ” around the world one in every…
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