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WARNING:  The blog posts in this section of the website are about child abuse and may distress you.  Please avoid this section or stop reading and seek help if you need to.  If you need urgent support, Australian crisis counselling services are listed in the Other Resources section of the website. 

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The taste of death
The taste of death

Explaining fear.

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Hope Gordon6 September 2022Hope Gordon, fear of death, terror and PTSD, post traumatic stress disorder and fear, explaining fear, death and ptsd, post traumatic stress disorder death, ptsd fears
Faces hacked into my heart
Faces hacked into my heart

Abuse cuts deep.

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Hope Gordon3 July 2020child abuse, childhood trauma, child abuser, abuse relationship, impact of abuse, hope gordon, inner pain
I want a hug
I want a hug

Good hugs, bad hugs.

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Hope Gordon10 June 2020child abuse, secret abuse, hope gordon
Games
Games

A confused child’s prayer.

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Hope Gordon13 May 2020child abuse, childhood trauma, secret abuse, hope gordon
Bedtime stories
Bedtime stories

A child’s version of her father, vs the reality

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Hope Gordon20 April 2020child abuse, childhood trauma, abuse relationship, hope gordon
Dissociation poem
Dissociation poem

When life is too painful, sometimes all you can do is fly away.

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Hope Gordon15 April 2020child abuse, childhood trauma, dissociation, abuse dissociate, hope gordon, abuse coping
Hopelessly conflicted
Hopelessly conflicted

I love him, I hate him. Feelings are so conflicted when an abuser is someone that you love.

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Hope Gordon18 March 2020child abuse, childhood trauma, abuse relationship, PTSD, post traumatic stress disorder, hope gordon, impact of abuse
Different but the same
Different but the same

Child abusers are all individuals, but they all operate the same.

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Hope Gordon18 March 2020child abuse, childhood trauma, child abuser, PTSD, post traumatic stress disorder, hope gordon

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