Rush Hiker
New Registrant
I am a 45 year old male that has been dealing with the PTSD of childhood and teenage sexual, physical, and verbal abuse. From the ages of 3-12 I was abused routinely and if I fought back I would be placed in a dirty wooden box in the garage until I was ready to comply and not fight back.
I kept all this to myself for years out of shame and how people would view me if they knew. I spent over half my life carrying this weight because I though that it was supposed to be that way. In the past 5 years I have been getting routine help with a therapist and psychiatrist. I’m still fighting and sometimes it is good to know that you’re not alone.
I have been reaching out trying to find a support group to my local area. Currently I am working with “Fresh Roots” in Rogers, Arkansas to being a male only group for men to discuss what is hard to discuss with just anyone. I find it hard to explain to others who have not dealt with Childhood sexual or physical trauma, and I want to be able to give men a safe place to discuss not only how they feel but what are we doing that helps us get through the day.
If you live in the Northwest Arkansas area I hope to find a place to meet and be heard and understood. It would be a safe place and I’m working with a therapist now to get this moving because I know the need is there. Men tend to hold it all in until they explode or destroy themselves with drugs and alcohol.
I kept all this to myself for years out of shame and how people would view me if they knew. I spent over half my life carrying this weight because I though that it was supposed to be that way. In the past 5 years I have been getting routine help with a therapist and psychiatrist. I’m still fighting and sometimes it is good to know that you’re not alone.
I have been reaching out trying to find a support group to my local area. Currently I am working with “Fresh Roots” in Rogers, Arkansas to being a male only group for men to discuss what is hard to discuss with just anyone. I find it hard to explain to others who have not dealt with Childhood sexual or physical trauma, and I want to be able to give men a safe place to discuss not only how they feel but what are we doing that helps us get through the day.
If you live in the Northwest Arkansas area I hope to find a place to meet and be heard and understood. It would be a safe place and I’m working with a therapist now to get this moving because I know the need is there. Men tend to hold it all in until they explode or destroy themselves with drugs and alcohol.
