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HOME
(introduction - history )
CONTENTS
PROJECTS
(Askios website - Askios e-group - Askios-SafePlace)
FOR SURVIVORS
(moving past denial - realising it wasn't our fault - understanding
how it affected us - making a decision to heal - beginning to feel - boys get abused too)
FOR ACTIVISTS
(staying informed - promoting your services - sharing your news
and views - campaign, projects and resources)
FOR HEALERS
(people need you - news and updates - database of mental health
professionals - useful links)
Mental Health Professionals Form
(form for listing mental health professionals on the Askios Database)
FOR FAMILY & FRIENDS
(for families and friends - for partners - general tips)
DATABASES
(services for survivors - related services for survivors - CSA services
- mental health professionals - support groups - helplines)
LINKS
(survivor websites - survivor blogs - organisations in India - organisations
around Asia)
What Is Abuse?
(emotional abuse - child sexual abuse - physical abuse)
How Abuse Happens
(characteristics of abusers - abuser tactics - grooming)
Long-term Effects of Abuse
(the scars we pretend we can't see - not so comfortably numb - our
bodies remember - when pain implodes - needing someone, anyone or no-one - when love's just a four-letter word)
Addictions
(general - alcohol and drug addiction - addictive relationships
- other addictions)
Body Issues
Depression
Relationships
(general - with our children - with our partners)
Sexual Issues
Healing
(healing takes time - healing takes love - healing takes courage
- healing takes effort - healing yourself - getting professional help)
Self-Help
(coping with crisis - nurturing ourselves - reaching out)
Emergencies
(flashbacks - panic attacks - self-injury - suicidal thoughts)
Self-Care
(loving yourself - asserting yourself - writing to yourself - telling yourself - strengthening yourself - soothing yourself
- expressing yourself)
Support Networks
(support groups - internet connections - international support programs - e-groups and online forums)
Therapy
(finding a therapist in your city - evaluating therapists - types
of therapy)
Emotions
(anger - shame - guilt - grief)
Male Survivors
(myths and misconceptions - how can boys be victims? - are boys
less traumatised than girls? - how can a woman be an abuser? - if the boy gets aroused, why is it called abuse? - do abused
boys become abusers? - does abuse make a boy homosexual? - is it mostly homosexual men who abuse boys? - male survivors' blogs
- male survivor organisations)
CONTACT ME
(send an email - sign the guestbook - submit a link)
BEFORE YOU LEAVE
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