Crisis Support

On the surface, it could be argued that suicide is a cowardly act. Rather than deal with trauma or a challenging or difficult situation, a person decides to “end it all.” Some might even see this as moving on, as…
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How can one cope with the passing of loved ones or, in other words, to deal with death? It’s hard to say. There is no rule applicable for everybody. But you can try as much as you can. I suppose…
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Everyone has dealt with the pressure of losing a loved one. It’s especially hard when that loved one is someone extremely close. It’s a natural process to grieve, and it’s completely healthy to feel emotionally unstable for a couple days, or…
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Good grief can bring closure I am a professional grief counselor and have dealt with all forms of loss. It can be loss of a marriage, a job, or death of a family member or friend, and even cancer, where…
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Losing a loved one is never easy, for the person dealing directly with the loss or those around them who care and want to help, but often don’t know what to do. Everyone handles grief differently, and sometimes it’s tough…
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Not one person experiences grief in exactly the same way. Though most experience the stages for grief: Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression and Acceptance, there is no time limit or exact order individuals will experience their grief. It is personal and…
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Witnessing the pain of a loved one grieving over the loss of someone dear to them can be an excruciating and awkward experience. Death has a way of bringing emotions to the surface that leave us feeling clumsy and inept….
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Death is an inevitable part of life, and whether its arrival is expected, or takes us completely by surprise, we are never fully prepared for the level of grief that we experience as a result of losing someone dear to…
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One of the most tragic things that could happen in a person’s life is that of the passing away of a loved one. Often, the person who loses his loved one finds himself in a period of grief after the…
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The pain is clear, amplified through each and everyone of us as we try to comfort our friend over the loss of her child. We feel helpless to stopping the waves of crying that would momentarily cease then start over….
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We all cope with the loss of loved ones in various ways. Some people will become depressed and withdraw from society while others will show no signs of sadness at all. There are those who will merely do the basics…
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When coping with a death, you may go through all different kinds of feelings and emotions. You may be worried, sad or scared. You might be unprepared, confused or just shocked. Your emotions might be stronger or deeper than usual…
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Is there life after domestic violence? Some people would say that it depends on the situation. I have a deep rooted feeling that if you were to ask some people they would say,”absolutely not.” Ask me, and I’ll straight out…
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You will never forget the horror of the abuse that you endured; however, you can create a meaningful life after the pain of domestic violence. Moving past the nightmare of domestic violence isn’t easy. The road to sanity and peace…
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There are so many factors to consider, is this question a realistic question when discussing domestic violence (abuse). Is this debate ever an issue when you are in a violent relationship? It isn’t easy either way, to walk away or…
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One of the most difficult things is dealing with a loved one such as sister in an abusive relationship. We watch many times the self esteem get destroyed by her partner. It is one of the hardest things for one…
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The easiest way to break the chain of abuse for your own family is to make the abuse that has happened to you known. Keeping it a secret is the easiest way for the abuse to continue. The abuser hopes…
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The question of whether it is easier to stay or leave a partner who is violent is always a difficult one. One I had to face, and it took me more than ten years to finally decide. To be honest,…
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Childhood abuse ….. How do you define such a title? When I was a child I would have never thought of what was happening to me as abuse. I thought of it as some kind of punishment, a cruel payback…
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I was abused as a child. It doesn’t hurt to say it anymore. There was a time when it felt like I was branding myself a s worthless and substandard woman by just uttering these words, but those days are…
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It would seem that the only people dealing with partner rape are the victims of this crime. A crime which the perpetrator often refuses to acknowledge is in fact, a crime. One such perpetrator explained during an interview with a…
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Abuse victims have been through quite a bit in life. Depending upon what type of abuse and how bad it was the person can be extremely messed up. The abuse victim needs to seek counseling to overcome what has happened…
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Child abuse is an unpardonable sin and should be severely dealt with. A child who has not as yet matured to adulthood is particularly sensitive to any kind of ill-treatment from parents, or those who are responsible for his or…
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After you escape your abuser, it may seem like you are not any better off.  Not only do you feel humiliated for having been abused for so long, but you’re terrified of having the same experience happen again.  You also…
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Domestic violence is no longer kept behind closed doors like during the times of our ancestors in the past centuries. Abuse is not always physical, it can also be emotional, financial or psychological. Many of us know of a friend…
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Most of us tend to think that abuse is only physical: hitting, slapping, and pulling hair. However, the real picture of domestic abuse and violence goes much deeper than that. Within this article, I am going to give examples of…
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As a victim of domestic violence who did walk away I had to come out on this side. However it was not an easy decision to make and the debate title is a difficult one. An abuser will try every…
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DART, the Dallas Area Rapid Transit, has decided to make the world a better place by engaging in a campaign to end domestic violence. It’s a noble cause, one would think, even if a bit lofty for a company that…
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A skull with crossbones is the trademark for poison! The intent for this fear-provoking image was to warn people about the chemicals in products and how they are harmful, if not fatal to our bodies. Toxic people are like poison….
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Childhood abuse is often a difficult subject for anyone to talk about. We often don’t realize just how much our relationships with others bug us in some way due to the childhood abuse. Victims of childhood abuse try to chalk…
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