I live in an area where there aren’t a lot of people to talk to. There’s no support groups and there aren’t many counsellors that aren’t men. (‘m afraid of men, since what happened to me, and there’s one girl-counsellor but she doesn’t understand at all.
It’s a very small town, in Canada.
I’m 14.
I have 1 friend that I talk to but she isn’t a counsellor or anything and she hasn’t been through what I’ve been through, so even though she helps it would be nice to meet someone and talk to someone who really understands.
I’d love to meet Linor or someone who does what she does. She is very brave. I’d never call myself brave but I really liked the documentary and I find the stories are very inspiring.
I would even say Linor has been my inspiration and since watching the film I’ve been able to tell my story for the first time ever.
So thank you for being so brave and maybe we will meet one day, that would be awesome. Who knows, by some miracle that might happen.
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Hi – You may not think of yourself as brave but I would say that you are really brave. Both for writing here and for opening up to your friend. Both of those can require enormous courage and I’m really proud of you. Thank you for sharing here. On our “Get Help” page there is an online chatroom where you can chat with a counselor. If it works in Canada, that might be a way for you to connect outside of your town. Please know that you are not alone and healing is possible. Keep pushing – you deserve nothing but kindness and hope and happiness. Love and peace, Alexis
You most definitely are brave! I don’t have a doubt in my mind about that. I’m glad you have the support of your friend, and that you are willing to reach out for more help. Like Alexis says above, check out the Get Help page. I did an online search for help lines in Canada, and there seem to be a lot of them, I found the Canadian Women’s Health Network page at http://www.cwhm.ca with a bunch of listings depending on where you live. You deserve love and support!