A Sanctuary - We The People...

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We The People -
Your chance to learn who we are and what we do.

This is the Who (we are), not to be confused with the to know what (we provide), when (we started), or why (we built it).{these will be linked soon}

In order to protect the visitors and members, the site is anonymous. However, we have choosen names, just as we have chosen, or been chosen, to fill a position here at A Sanctuary.
With that said, let's begin with the Founders, and others that were here at the inception of A Sanctuary. If you have read Our History, you will know that we originally registered the domain name in 2007. Here is a little biography about the original members.

Here To Help - Administrator
is the founder of A Sanctuary and so has been here since the begining. He is a survivor of many forms of abuse and assault in his younger years. Because of this and the memories returning to the surface, A Sanctuary came into existence. Within days, Your Sanctuary (our forum) was functional and A Sanctuary was a way to lead survivors of abuse and assault from Safe Places to a place to "chat" with other survivors at Your Sanctuary (we did have a chat room, though it wasn't used enough to ensure it's continuance).

Lonely ol night - Assistant Administrator
was one of the original members. She was also a survivor of abuse and assault, and had met Here To Help through his profile on MySpace.com. She is no longer a member and so, as a result, we choose not to reveal more information. If for no other reason, out of respect.

4gotn - Global Moderator
became a member a couple months after its creation. She was also a survivor of abuse and assault. She as will is no longer a member and so, again, we choose not to reveal more information out of respect.

Please note: It may seem that we drive people away. This just isn't true.

First, we (I) made an error in trying to help improve the members self-esteem by assigning them a "worthy" position of authority. Nothing could be further from the truth. Even though we assisted them when they had problems and taught them how to do this or that, we believe that the pressure on them was simply too great, and the stress pushed them away.

Also, in and of itself, remembering the abuse can be like re-living the abuse or assault, or both. Once "awakened", for some (perhaps most), the memories seem inescapable. Because of this, if the survivior is not ready to work on their experience(s) they will try to forget or ignore as they had until they came to A Sanctuary. They cannot remain a member and still be able to forget or ignore the abuse as they had in their past.

Current members and regular visitors are welcomed and encouraged to share a bit about themselves by contacting Here To Help.

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