24hr Crisis Lines
(Toll Free)
- RAINN (Rape, Abuse, Incest National Network)
1-800-656-HOPE 1-800-656-(4673) - Crisis Lifeline
(for Suicide Prevention)
1-800-suicide 1-800-(784-2433)
1-800-273-talk 1-800-273-(8255) - Self-Harm Crisis
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Eastern Time
1-800-DONTCUT 1-800-(366-8288)
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Tranquil photos and gentle sounds, to help you relax - Your Sanctuary
(a safe forum to "talk" with other survivors)
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This is the sanctuary...
....that many survivors seek
A Sanctuary is an informative and supportive site,
that offers information, and ideas.
There is also a forum called Your Sanctuary,
where we can talk about our challenges, and
by supporting each other, we can help each other to grow and heal.
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If you are a survivor;
- No matter who you are ;
- No matter where you are ;
- No matter what person hurt you ;
- No matter how badly they damaged you ;
- No matter how broken and shattered you feel ;
- You don't have to feel alone anymore, not now, not tomorrow, not ever.
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Is A Sanctuary is only for survivors?
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A Sanctuary is open to everyone, and provides information that is not typically provided on other sites. This information is intended to help inform the public with an "inside look" at both abuse and assault. While many other sites will provide statistics and "standard" information, it is our intention to let you "see first-hand" the effects of abuse and assault.
We will do so by telling, and showing you truths. Something that we have not found at other sites that pertain to abuse and assault. With their permission, we will even quote portions of some of our member's stories or truths.
Informative videos have been created that are will to help non-survivors to understand the challenges that many survivors of abuse and assault face, sometimes daily.
Some survivors are triggered by the simple things, like;
- Something seen (a table, a flower, or a picture)
- A scent (cologne or musk)
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A taste/texture (something salty, mayonaise,
or hair conditioner) - A sound (the slamming of a door or a creaking stair).
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What about Your Sanctuary,
your interactive forum?
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Your Sanctuary, our forum, is also multi-sided.
Your Sanctuary has private areas for Non-survivors, Professionals, and Survivors.
The Survivor's area is focused entirely on survivors. It has many boards (think of them as rooms) for the various aspects of "survivorship".
Here's a partial list of their "rooms":
- "Rooms" for good news, good days, non-triggery challenges, and victories.
- "Rooms" for bad news, dark days, triggery subjects and challenges, and defeats (all survivors have access and is a place to talk about verbal and physical abuse or assault).
- A special "room" that is actually called "The Survivor's SCREAMING Room". Here survivors can SCREAM, cuss (use bad words), and use as graphic descriptives as they choose.
- "Rooms" for those that are separate for those that have been sexually abused or assaulted, including a SCREAMING Room.
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About the side for Non-survivors, (those that are married to, a partner of, or a family member, and those that care about survivors for a variety of reasons). Neither Professionals, nor Survivors, can access these areas.
Here's a partial list of their "rooms":
- A "Non-survivor's SCREAMING Room". As stated above, non-survivors can SCREAM, cuss (use bad words), and use as graphic descriptives as they choose.
- More will be added later.
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Lastly, there's an area set aside for Professionals that work in various fields that survivors frequent such as;
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Emergency Room doctors and nurses -
(we need you to be gentle and reassuring) -
Social Workers -
(most survivors will ask that you listen,
not just hear the words they say) -
Psychiatrists and Psychologists -
(survivors may say "it's too much",
please, be patient with your patient)
Here's the list of their "rooms":
- A "room" to be asked questions by Survivors.
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A "room" to ask questions of Survivors.
(both only accessible by Professionals and Survivors) - A "room" to be asked questions by Non-survivors.
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A "room" to ask questions of Non-survivors
(both only accessible by Professionals and Non-survivors). -
A "room" to have discussions with Senior Forum Staff Members
(only accessible by Professionals and Senior Forum Staff Members).
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