LIFE WITH ABUSE

[Sara/Peace4 Co-Founder]

PLEASE SHARE YOUR OWN REALITY OF WHAT THIS REALLY LOOKS LIKE HERE...WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE AND AWARENESS, IGNORANCE WILL PREVAIL...

[Jim Harnage]

Sara, as a preacher's kid I've too often witnessed dad and mom bringing to the parsonage a bloody, torn, and bruised shell of a woman pulled from the clutches of a raging drunk of a husband or a possessive and jealous excuse for a human being. Unable to hold a job she would be bed ridden for weeks. A nervous wreck from the medical bills piling up from the beatings. In my early times abuse was accepted. There was no awareness and no advocates. No hope. Her optoins were to run for awhile then return for a worse beating, commit suicide, or kill her abuser which meant prison. Prison was a welcome thought to many compared.

Later my story of abuse is somewhat more subtle as described in the book. But my siblings and I lived with it until we were able to run from it. It is not just life with abuse but the life after abuse that seems to be more pronounced. An individual is afraid to live. He or she hopefully will seek professional help which after years of failing and fear of living I did just that.

Thanks for the chalenging thought.
Jim

[Christy Hotchkiss]

Jim,
Such heartfelt insights honest and forthright and so desperately needed!
So many understand and yet there are so many who do NOT! Our society has evolved in many ways BUT at the same time is Regressing too
We ARE HUMANS with HUMAN issues like what the Heck are the causes for the fostering of these problems diseases? Drug abuse, alcohol abuse very often incite the senseless often tragic violent episodes of despicable not even human behavior inflicted upon each other and it is NOT going away no truthfully it seems to be escalating! Many still perish, go missing, dissapear or pass on at the drug influenced hands of an enraged partner, friend or passing stranger! I keep trying to get various people and groups to interlink, share info,insights strengths and lessons learned to help each other advance and go forward share lessons learned and help each other over the rocky roads and deep caverns that keep opening up along the way...
we are in trying times, we are in difficult times for most of us many stresses many economic stresses and issues for people, families and communities HOPE is the shinning light, the beacon we all need - reaching out, sharing good information, lending a hand,networking is the ladder, the bridges that we need to get through these dark times. Finding positive places, protecting our positive places like outdoor recreation, bringing positive experiences to our children to reinforce good and right and positive enjoyment so they won't turn to alcohol/drugs to feel good, better and become addicted before we know it....Institute National Missing persons days in Every STATE every YEAR, join partnership with Organizations that help educate families on Domestic Violence and Drug abuse prevention, IN Alhzheimers protection methods and tools for missing /dissapearing elders and seniors, for Disabled who can be vunerable... so many connections waiting to be made!