Several months ago, I sent a questionaire out to the professional community to find out the opinions of therapists who work with ritual abuse. I contacted the ISSD as well as several therapists whom I had heard of in the field. Why? Because I wanted a chance for the dedicated professionals who work in this [...]
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Therapists Speak Out on Ritual Abuse
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Therapists Speak out on Healing
Posted in Ritual Abuse Articles by Svali, tagged Healing from Ritual Abuse, Therapists on September 29, 2008 | 1 Comment »
*Important note: This article does not, and is not meant, to take the place of work with a qualified therapist, which is essential to healing from severe trauma. The comments in this article are in general terms only, and are only opinions.*
Healing. That is the goal in the journey of healing from abuse, and I [...]
Complex Polyfragmentation: A Coping Mechanism for the Survivor
Posted in Multiple Personalities - Brokenness, Ritual Abuse Articles by Svali, tagged Complex Polyfragmentation, DID, MPD on September 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
*Important note: this article is not meant to be therapy, or to replace therapy with a skilled and qualified person, which is essential in healing from severe trauma. These are only the opinions of a survivor. Trigger warning: mentions cult abuse, dissociation, and trauma*
In order to survive ritual abuse, a child will often learn to [...]
Survivors Speak Out on Remembering: part two
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Survivors of ritual abuse come from all over the world. This is not a phenomenon limited to the United States or Europe.
John, a survivor outside the U.S., shares his process of remembering: I did not always remember. As with many sexual assault survivors and because of the violence and threats done to them, I [...]
Survivors Speak Out on Remembering: part one
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Part one: **Important: part of this article contains discussion of survivor memories. If you are a survivor of ritual abuse, please be aware that reading about it may be triggering, and do not read if you become uncomfortable** A significant aspect of the ritual abuse subject is the testimony of survivors – those who are [...]
Cults that Abuse
Posted in Other Illuminati Articles by Svali, Ritual Abuse Articles by Svali, tagged Cult Abuse, Spiritual Abuse on September 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Before I address survivor’s stories in later articles, I believe it is important to understand how groups that ritually abuse operate. Cults can be abusive or non-abusive, and there are many fairly benign cult-like groups that exist today. But for the purposes of my article, I want to look at cults that abuse, specifically, in [...]
Ritual Abuse: Modern Hysteria or Ancient Practice?
Posted in Ritual Abuse Articles by Svali, tagged History of Ritual Abuse on September 29, 2008 | 1 Comment »
** If you are a survivor of ritual abuse , please be in a safe place before reading the following article, as it mentions groups that practice ritual abuse as well as the historical groups that they are descended from. **
In this article, I will be discussing ritual abuse in a historical context. Later articles [...]
Ritual abuse: The Under-Recognized Problem
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**If you are a survivor of ritual abuse, please be aware that reading about it may be triggering. Please take care of yourself, and be in a safe place before reading
Ritual Abuse The words conjures up images of people in robes, chanting, or perhaps a grade D horror flick. But what is the reality?
First, let’s [...]
