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I Want to Help Victims Become Survivors

I've talked with many fellow survivors of childhood molestation and I really enjoy helping them if I'm able to. When I get older, I would like to be either a school teacher or a social worker and I like to think of my talks with fellow abuse survivors as a way of practicing with becoming the latter. Some have even told me that talking about their experiences with me is therapeutic. But gaining experience to be counselor isn't the only reason I have these talks. I really want to help and I'm not so overly confident that I would see myself as counselor just yet. If I am able to help, I do my best to be a good listener and offer my own insight so long as it's asked for.

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PhoenixPhail · M

Oh, Tulips. Thank you so much for wanting to help victims of childhood molestation. (I'm one of them.) I can't think of a more compassionate venture. That some have told you your talking with them is therapeutic, is clear evidence your talking with them is beneficial. I love that you're doing this, and I love YOU for it. (I may want to talk with you about my OWN experiences sometime, if that would be okay with you.)

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PhoenixPhail · M

@PerchingDove The love I'm talking about is unconditional, denotative love, not conditional, connotative love, which isn't love, at all. (Unfortunately, society, reporters, poets, writers, authority have misconstrued and contaminated the meaning of love, and indoctrinated that meaning into us.) If it would ease your mind; loving unconditionally has to do with allowing, supporting and promoting coming into alignment with your True Self - with your Essence. It has NOTHING to do with any expectation or anything coming back to me from you. There are no conditions which need to be met. It's nothing more than a genuine caring about you without any regard to satisfying something over here. Okay? And if you would rather I never suggest my caring for you, or anyone else, is authentic - no strings attached - that's okay with me. I won't say it. (But it doesn't mean I care any less.)

PerchingDove · F

@PhoenixPhail Yeah, that's a big no on the PM chat. This is too weird for me.

PhoenixPhail · M

@PerchingDove Got it. No problem.

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samueltyler2 · 80-89, M

Good for you!

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