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1.
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I
cannot manage my pain alone. I must seek help. Today I am willing
to stay in the solution by grabbing a hold of "The Silver Braid." |
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2.
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I
acknowledge that something terrible happened. I know it is not my
imagination; I was a victim of childhood and/or adult sexual assault. |
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3.
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I
begin to recognize my feelings. There may be sadness, anger, fear,
guilt, and shame. I allow myself to experience them all. |
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4.
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I discuss the abuse thoroughly with my Sexual Abuse Survivors in
Recovery Group. I completely re-experience and begin to deal with
feelings appropriate for each incident of abuse that I can recall.
I share feelings of shame with my survivors group. |
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5.
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I
begin to realize that I was probably acting appropriately at the
time the abuse occurred. (That is, my reactions were appropriate,
the abuse was not.) |
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6.
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I
perceive the connection between my molestation and my current behavioral
patterns and relationships. I am beginning to develop some control
over that connection. |
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7.
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I
recognize that I have a choice as to whether or not I confront my
perpetrators. |
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8.
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I
am beginning to understand what I desire from relationships, as
I learn to trust my perceptions. |
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9.
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I
am able to enjoy intimacy. |
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10.
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I develop a sense of self and my self-esteem has increased. |
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11.
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My
resistance to talking about the abuse (although not necessarily
to details of it) has diminished. |
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12.
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I realize that I have a choice as to whether or not I forgive my
perpetrator. I have forgiven myself. |
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13.
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I am in touch with past anger, but detached from it so it is not
a constant part of my
feelings and a negative influence on my other feelings, my functioning,
and my relationships with others. I no longer live in the past.
I live in the present and welcome the future with all its fears,
and uncertainties. |
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