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Awareness

Awareness Days, Weeks And Events

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Awareness Days, Weeks And Events

World and International Issues

C.I.T.Y The sun floated just above the horizon as if hung from a noose; its golden rays marred by the polluted haze which danced above and between the monotone skyscrapers. These colossuses would usually punctuate the clouds. Not on this evening. The sky was clear, blood red, but clear, exposing the pointillistic universe beyond.

He looked down from his 116th floor apartment, blue eyes through binoculars; the traffic forcing tonnes of pollutants into the once fresh atmosphere. He felt a warm tear trickle from his eye as the binoculars fell by his feet, shards ejected from each side. A pause of movement, a pause of thought as his eyes slid shut and hC.I.T.Y by ~S-C-O-R-C-H-95

to the sum of: 20million lives The atmosphere was salubrious before the light began to leak over the industrial landscape and the city came to life. Doors swung open almost simultaneously on every street as the town clock beatifically rung out and echoed through the cramped streets before continuing into rolling hills of the surrounding countryside. This beatific scene contrasted with the sunken eyes and fatigued body language of the young workforce; all were in their teens and twenties however could have been double or even triple their age. They methodically marched in the long shadows which were cast from the aging brickwork which made up the factories that this city wato the sum of: 20million lives by ~S-C-O-R-C-H-95

midnight mumblings The pit stretched on for a mile deep inside the permafrost forest. If it wasn't for the cold, and more so the smell of various fuels, sourced from crude oil of course, then maybe the bodies which overflowed in this pit could have been smelt. Maybe if the trees above didn't shroud the pits from view then maybe they would have been seen. Maybe if the west who had promised so much via the media but had perused the opposite of what they preached via their wallets and their arms then maybe this pit would not be overflowing with the bodies of the men, women and children of who sought freedom and democracy.
The president shielded the match (made midnight mumblings by ~S-C-O-R-C-H-95

World and International Issues

Hope, Courage and Strength

Strong I am ugly - I am beautiful

I am worthless - I have worth

I am sick - I will heal

I hate myself - I will learn to love myself

I am weak - I am strong, or I wouldn't be here today

I am moody - I have profound emotional depth

I am lost - I will find myself

I am scared - I have courage

I am crazy - It is normal to struggle

I am in pain - It's okay to hurt

I am tired - I will not give up

I'm not good enough - I am better than "good enough"

I can't change - I can change Strong by *KeepersKeep

The Pain Inside The Pain Inside

Let my inner scars have meaning.
Let my external pain have a purpose.
Let the demons of my soul be tamed by the light of awareness.
Let others understand who I am and who I am not.
Let my past not to be judged by others.
Let me paint my own future
Let those commend my successes, but respect my pain.
Let me be me – the whole me, heart, mind, body, and soul.
Let all know the whole me and not stigmatize parts of me.
Accept me – learn with me – share with me – believe in me,
Then we will thrive to understand and together we shall reach a true awareness.The Pain Inside by *James42mi

Connection by *anima100

A Poem for Jenny a seed beneath these mounds of dirt
suffocated by the cold
waiting, waiting to erupt
hoping, praying to burst forth

this seed buried underground
with such potential to emerge
wishing to taste the air above
but afraid by this new, únknown urge

warmth begins to penetrate
the hardened, frigid, rocky soil
the seed below begins to rise
desire within begins to boil

the bud climbs up and up above
breaking through the moistened ground
a healthy stem begins to sprout
feeding on the rays of sun

pinkest petals start to show
embracing this new love of life
resonating beauty shines
radiating strength and lightA Poem for Jenny by *KeepersKeep

Hope, Courage and Strength

Empowering messages

Motto by *anima100

FuckYouDepression by ~KourtneysLovely

FREEDOM by ~ditanyil

Thinking and Light When I'm thinking, I always end up thinking a little too much. Sometimes it's about the big questions, like who we are, why we're here, and all that. Those questions we'll never get an answer on. I'm not that smart, and far from good enough in English, but even I know that it's too much to ask for from the rest of the world. We'll never know for sure what our lives are for, put simply.
That sentence probably didn't make sense, like this one. But I'm thinking too much again, so I can't stop writing just yet.

It's funny how ideas always come running to you in the middle of the night. After a long day without any inspiration, and you're off toThinking and Light by *WhiteSingingWolf

Empowering messages

Abuse - General

FERVOR. HER BODY IS A CANVAS.
EMBEDDED BENEATH THE GRAIN YOU OUTLINE
BLACK AND BLUE, AND HOVER OVER THE FAINT
YELLOW IMPRESSIONS WITH THE TIPS OF YOUR
FINGERS.
AND YOU WOULD SWEAR IT'S NEARLY BEAUTIFUL,
THAT IS IF YOU HADN'T BEEN WITNESS TO THE
PIERCING OUTCRIES EACH PORTRAIT PROVOKED
FROM THE HUMAN CLOTH.
EACH SESSION DISCOLOURING MORE AND MORE
OF WHAT USED TO BE HER PRIDE, THAT PALE
IVORY SKIN.
STILL, NO MATTER THE DEPTH OF HIS NEWFOUND
ARTISTRY SHE NEVER STRAYS FAR FROM THE
PAINTER.
AND YOU COULD SWEAR BENEATH HER FEARFUL
FACADE SHE'S MORE THAN PROUD TO BE THE
CHOSEN TAPESTRY TO BEAR HIS MARK.
YOU COULD SEE IT, APPARENT IN HER DAFERVOR. by ~thestitchedsound

Feed Like Sharks by ~rockerchick1399

The Pages Have Blood The pages have blood, hesitate before reading through,
The chance to believe or doubt, the colour beyond blue,
Seventeen candles stood as a finger was pointed at me,
Behind that shadowed finger, a younger tie to see,
My hand is my control; my hand is my trust,
A finger would state, my hand is one of lust,
One that would cement my core,
One that was argued by you as being against the law,
You pointed a finger, my family would believe,
I pack your bias thoughts as I prepare to leave,
I left and with time would look back,
To see your lies blur fiction with fact,
My family stood with you, a judge would follow,
Taking away my hope of The Pages Have Blood by *lackofevolution

the unwanted by ~iloveyaks

Abuse - General

Domestic and Relationship abuse

The Face of Wrath by *CurlsfortheGirl

The. End. I'm sitting at the bottom
Of our roller coaster ride
Trapped in a desperate hell
Watching my rage build up inside

And when you turn it's gonna blow
This time there will be no coming home

'Cause I'm done!
With the twisted games you play
Inside my head all day
When you leave this time I'll say
Just stay the fuck away!

You're so perfect
And so pretty
Such a little angel
But they don't see
All the ways you hit me

I tried
Being patient
I tried
Forgiving every time
I tried
Keeping everything inside

I tried
I…tried…

But I'm done!
With the twisted games you play
Inside my head all day
When you leave this time I'lThe. End. by ~ProfessorSkrewlews

love and fear. by =cutofakiss

Escaped and Caught by *DarlingAngel0565

Domestic and Relationship abuse

Child Abuse

Safe and Sound she was just a girl,
caught behind her ribs
and dreaming of escape,
because a cage is still a cage
if it's made of gold
or if it's made of slate.

he was just a boy
with a dream to get out
and start somewhere fresh,
because a bruise is still a bruise
whether on his heart
or written across his flesh.

she was just a girl,
with a fear of the dark
and yearning for light,
because a secret is still a secret
if she promises her
daddy silence every night.

he was just a boy,
dreaming of victory,
of one day hitting him back,
but a dream is still a dream
when the strength
to succeed is what you lack.

she was just a girl
who leSafe and Sound by ~Kimmberley77

Baby-Farmin' by *BackupPanic

Lost Innocence.... Her world is all frills and lace; porcelain dolls and tea parties. She smiles to those around her while she weeps bitterly inside.

His world is brandy and lies; hatred and business. He charms the women who flock to him, while feeling the pit of guilt that never ceases.

They try to show her innocence, not knowing she's no longer innocent. They try to show her the beauty of the garden, not knowing her flower was already plucked.

The women warm his bed not knowing his cannot be sated. His wife takes her place beside him not knowing the truth of what he is.

She weeps at night, remembering it all so vividly. Her lost purity haunts her, tormentLost Innocence.... by ~AmbivalentHeart

The Lock To My Key Standing in a street, my face speaks words that state free,
My face repeats the message; you hold the lock to my key,
I don't cry tears, instead a look,
Take the chapter, I offer of the aging book,
My mothers kiss is wanted however a fear,
For the action that follows, the opposite of a tear,
I grab m blanket, a shelter to hide within,
Knowing my mothers absence gives a rise to my fathers' sin,
He has a hand beyond his control,
He speaks however actions patrol,
My teddy bear cries, my pillow begins to shake,
Or is it my body? a confusion of love my father will make,
The door opens with complete silence,
Love and war expressed withThe Lock To My Key by *lackofevolution

Child Abuse

Physical abuse

Goodbye, Mommy Goodbye mommy.
You told me not to cry.
You said "Take care and goodbye."

Goodbye mommy.
You couldn't handle the pain.
It drove you completely insane.

Goodbye mommy.
"I hate my life." Was the last thing you siad.
As you held the gun to you're head.

Goodbye mommy.
You left me in daddy's care.
Didn't mind if I rotted there.

Goodbye mommy.
I hope your happy with what you've done.
Cause the love I get is little to none.Goodbye, Mommy by ~DarkenBlood

Bruised Up. by ~ciel-de-noir

Reality And The Pretend The difference between talking face to face and on the phone,
A strong foundation makes a house, a home,
My father walks with strength next to me,
I fail to look up, I can't acknowledge what you see,
Vengeful fists search my bedroom,
Bruises to create and hide, an aging tomb,
Remorseful eyes appear now and again,
To hold a personalised criminal and call him a friend,
Like my mother, you remain in an ignorant position,
Blurring realties, fact easily becomes fiction,
I hold my fathers hand before crossing the street,
Palms attempt to hide swet, each suddle defeat,
Scars live, a time lost,
The scars have children, the next cost,
I Reality And The Pretend by *lackofevolution

Love by *ArtificiallyWarped

Physical abuse

Emotional and Verbal Abuse

Let's say you have a wife Let's say you have a wife, and most mornings you wake up next to her, unhappy with

the day, and complain about the light coming through the window, the fact that you've

kicked your covers off, or that she hasn't changed the sheets.

Sometimes she cooks you meals that you have liked before, but frequently you complain

about the taste and ask if she has changed the recipe. Perhaps you even take a few

bites, then scrape the rest into the trash and go eat a package of instant rice

instead. But when she becomes frustrated with cooking and can't think of something

new to make and is worried you won't like what she has made before, you grow anLet's say you have a wife by *phoenix-karenee

Wearing the Mask I put on my mask
Fake a smile
Pray you won't see
The things I hide
The sorrow within
I won't let you see
I can laugh and pretend
You'll never understand
You may think that I'm fine,
But I'm never okay.Wearing the Mask by !ObliviousFromReality

Save Me by ~ASpilledCanvas

Dinner Together by *phoenix-karenee

Emotional and Verbal Abuse

Sexual Abuse

Do You Enjoy It? by ~rockerchick1399

I remember... by =redlily90

Soul Scars Scars etched into my soul
Memories of hurt and pain
Pleading that went unheard
Clawing hands that went unfelt
Begging that went unanswered

Scars etched into my soul
unseen by the naked eye
unheard without really listening
unnoticed without expression

Scars etched into my soul
created by lies and deceit
love that was not real

Scars etched into my soul
He created with his hands and words

Scars etched into my soulSoul Scars by ~Mourning-Star98

Pain Memories flash
Pain black dark pain
Red searing pain
Aching pain
HIS hands all over me
Touching me
Hurting me
I try to push HIM off
but I cant
HES so strong, heavy
HIS sent overwelmes me
When will it end?
The memories
they wont stop
they keep coming
and with them
so does the pain
The things that were done
the way HE touched me
how HE touched me
All of it unwanted
All of it unneeded
All of it hurting me
Tearing me up
Mentally and Physically
The pain is so overwelming
It makes me sick
to think of it
It all comes back
Everytime
I cant take the...
Black
Red
PainPain by ~Mourning-Star98

Sexual Abuse

Ritual Abuse

Three Days of Fire by ~senzanima

Just Say Goodnight Hey
Don't be afraid
(don't be afraid)
I'm right here for you
And all that you do

For me
It's hard to breathe
Like every night
Just holding on tight

Tuck me in
Tuck me in

These nights that we share
Keep going on and on and on
I swear on an insomniac prayer
For you to come back to me
On every star that I see
Won't you turn off the light
And just say goodnight?

You
Are confusing me
(confusing me)
Turning off the lights
And switching them back

On
Can't make up your mind
Looking for a kind
That you can finally be apart of

Apart of
Apart of

These nights that we share
Keep going on and on and on
I swear on an insomniacJust Say Goodnight by ~FlashyFashionFraud

Contaminated by *shadowlight-oak

Ritual Abuse

Institutional Abuse

Military Abuse - Sign by ~Guam-Zombie

Age by ~thedancingleper

Institutional Abuse

Neglect

Dear those I call mom and dad by ~Apachethedragon

Innocent by ~ditanyil

Letter to Friends Dear Friends,

I am not a joke.
I am not without problems.
I am not untrustworthy.

You have no idea how much you can hurt me..

I miss my old friends. The ones who loved me for me, the ones who were there for me, who payed attention to me. To you guys, I'm just someone who is always happy and always laughing and smiling. I can't help it. EVERY DAY I tell myself I will stop laughing at everything, but it's not my fault! I physically cannot stop..

Just because I don't stay quiet, or have a frown on, doesn't mean I'm not sad. It doesn't mean I am happy. It doesn't mean I am fine. I'm broken.

But you'll never understand.
I am no one's beLetter to Friends by ~RainbowSlushee

Eyes for the Moon, final by ~credocross

Neglect

Bullying

How does it feel like by ~Minna-Sensei

deviation in storage by *MalTheWhale

I will do it by ~Minna-Sensei

Wall of Courage by *PeaceLoveNature

Bullying

Stalking and Harassment

Male Victims

Pull the Trigger by *Riggor-Mortis

Objectivity by *Riggor-Mortis

Victim of Rape by ~DEATHCAS

It's Not Just Women... by ~s3xy-3mo

Male Victims

Other Abuse

Survivor by ~Minna-Sensei

Family Portrait - deux by ~Dosvidania

Prostitution reality by *shadowlight-oak

pants the school girl by ~credocross

Other Abuse

Abuse effects

B.R.O.K.E.N Who am I? I don't know. A writer, I suppose. I write. I leave behind a trail of words because
Babe? I'm going to die. You will, too. That's part of life, you know.
Dying.
We're all dying. Second by second, breath by breath, word by unspoken word. We're dying. It's my dream that I'll die
Before I can lose myself. Society covers me like a second skin. It turns my pain into beauty.
Thin is bones poking through skin is beauty. Innocent is hopeless despair is beauty. Shy is overwhelming terror is beauty. The underlying message is that you will fix her. The underlying message is that
She is broken. And that's lovely.

How do you hold a brokeB.R.O.K.E.N by *yournamehere47547376

How to Kill a Dead Girl by *yournamehere47547376

Safe i'm everywhere
but i'm nowhere

i'm alone
but i'm surrounded

i'm in pain
but I'm alive

i'm quiet
but my words speak volumes

i won't trust you
but i'll love you

i am trapped
inside my mind
and here i'll stay

until you can't hurt me anymoreSafe by *KeepersKeep

A Flurry of Confusion...II by ~LiaaCwningen

Abuse effects

Emotional expressions and venting feelings

A Flurry of Confusion... by ~LiaaCwningen

the dance by ~credocross

Fix it's been awhile.

                       i've missed you

they all think that its over,
but...

                       i'm not ready to quit you

sometimes,

when i'm feeling suffocated,

its nice to think about giving in,

to remember how it feels to just give in,

and how it feels to get that fix.

Fix by ~FreeSpirit69

Complicating by ~LittleDreamer152

Emotional expressions and venting feelings

Recovery and Therapy

Giving Up Isn't What Matters, It's Moving On You're the girl that cries herself asleep at night.
You're the boy that punches the wall out of anger.
You're the one that blames those little 'scratches' on the cat.
You're the one that looks in the mirror and craves collar bones.
You're the one that sees your friends and envies what they have:
Happiness.

But when will you realize that you have all that you will ever need?

Yes..
People will leave.
Yes..
People will disappoint you.
Yes..

But you have to find the real you.
The one that doesn't have to rely on others to make him happy.
The one that can look in the mirror and say "I'm happy".
The one that finds happiness in HERSEGiving Up Isn't What Matters, It's Moving On by ~HighFlyingSwallows

Dream On Little Sparrow I believe dreams hold a lot about who we are as people.

Where we want to go,

Who we want to be,

What we want to do.

All of these 'dreams' are just small glimpses of the future.

Where we will go,

Who we will be,

What we will do.

We have the powers right behind our lashes, right underneath our lids,

We have the power of choice.

So dream away little, sparrow.

Let nothing stand in the way of your destiny. Dream On Little Sparrow by ~HighFlyingSwallows

The New Kim Possible Truck 12 by !kimworld

The New Kim Possible Truck 17 by !kimworld

Recovery and Therapy

The Future

Herrien Europa by ~mik-68

Dreadlocks. "Can I?"
"Sure, baby."

I entwined my fingers in those warm, dirty blonde tresses
Hanging in thick locks from more than one strand of hair
Tangled together, just like our hearts
They make him look like a bad boy
With a warm heart inside
A smile that could make you ooze
Ooooh, make you ooze
Like morphine through a needle.

"I love you, girl."
"I love you, too."
Oh, baby, baby
Yes, I do.

Oh, how I wish
How I wish you loved me too.Dreadlocks. by ~TokioInDieNacht

The Future

Misc

In Waiting Dear Love,
Dear Hope,
Dear true friendship,

Please hurry.

I remember a night when I was in 8th grade.
I was preparing to leave my grade school friends.
We would split up, go to different high schools.
We would be cut apart, left to fend alone.

I was sitting beside my bed
I remember it clearly
I can see what I wrote
Right here in my journal.

"Dear best friend, please hurry up. I don't know how much longer I can last without you."

I wrote that almost a year ago,
I know you're out there love, hope, friends
I believe that true friendship is there
And hope that love will find me
Through this crazy world..

Sometimes though,
In Waiting by ~RainbowSlushee

Scream by ~unknownwreck

Who Did? Who screamed on February sixth only because I was a girl?
You did.

Who cried because you didn't get what you wanted—a boy born in June?
You did.

Who told me that I was a sin that came to earth to take over the world?
You did.

Who dropped me in Jamaica and left me in five years of confusion?
You did.

Whose fault is it?
Mine?Who Did? by ~Panda-Cat

No longer a child by ~BeyondMyTouch89

Misc

Share your story

SNEAK PEEK of Virgin Girl Part II by ~BR0KEN-TYP3-WRIT3R

deviation in storage by ~TheatreFox

Why? .:Bulling and Suicide:. WHY?

Dedicated to my Auntie Val, Uncle Scott, Dan, and Aunt Lori. But mostly to my parents, my Grandma, and Alicia

Also to four people to whom I will never meet, but to whom I owe my life and the most heart felt thank you I could ever give.
Bill Kaulitz,
Tom Kaulitz,
Georg Listing, and
Gustav Schäfer.

Why? What did I ever do to them? What sick satisfaction do they get by making me feel like shit, worthless, ugly, shit? I never even talk to them! Like once or twice in the, what, like 4 of 5 years that I've been in this state! I just know them by name, rumors, what you hear in class or in the hall, and by the way they treat me.

WhyWhy? .:Bulling and Suicide:. by ~xxhackixx

The girl in a ferris wheel by *EViL-KiTTeeh

Share your story

Stamps

FGM Stamp by `savagebinn

R U OK by `dazza1008

STAMP: Child abuse survivor by ~neurotripsy

Male Rape Stamp by *shadowlight-oak

Stamps

Rape and Sexual Assault

Sweet Sixteen. by ~Amethyst-Grave

A story left to be untold. by =cutofakiss

Use Her by ~LittleDreamer152

Her Ladyship's Innocence by ~EdiciusEripmav

Rape and Sexual Assault

Child Prostitution

Only Ten by ~getready777

Childprostitution by =Eadwine

Child Prostitution by ~neb8neb

Child Prostitution

Abusive Porn

Filmed by ~sarah-multiple

Help Stop Child Pornography by ~Solitairemiles

Abusive Porn

Female Sexual Abusers

Female sexual abusers "Society expects the mother of a toddler would do everything in her power to make sure her child is protected from harm,"

While female sexual abusers are rare in the court system, those who deal with child sexual abuse know that cases that do come through are far from unique. A national study released in 2005 shows that biological mothers were the perpetrators of sexual abuse in five per cent of the substantiated cases investigated by child welfare authorities.

The instance is probably higher, since researchers are certain that many cases of child sexual abuse never come to light. "A lot of people have difficulty believing women are capableFemale sexual abusers by *shadowlight-oak

Female Sexual Abusers

Male Rape

It's Not Just Women... by ~s3xy-3mo

Victim of Rape by ~DEATHCAS

Dear Folks Who Talk About Rape by ~BaaingTree

Male Rape

Prison Rape

Military Rape

"Real Men Don't Rape" Peices

Her Wordss I'm sitting on my bed, it's quite late at night.
10 to 11 and my mind won't ease, no matter how hard I plead.
There's thunder rumbling outside my window, the lightnings striking
And any momet now I'm gonna start crying.

For the past few weeks it's been really hard
There's a massive overload and I'm sure to explode.
They give me smiles and say that their there
When all I want is to hear you say:

"Don't worry my dear, it'll all be okay,
I'm here for you now and will always stay.
My arms will be your towers, my eyes will stay on guard
Caue no one's going to hurt you, not one second longer.

Your teary eyes will shine once more
And yoHer Wordss by ~reni-girl144

abuse awareness by ~LilyTurnedBlack

Rape by ~kr8v

Real Men Don't... by ~WingedDream

"Real Men Don't Rape" Peices

Incest and Sibling Abuse

Soon by ~Mourning-Star98

Truth Wrapped in Fiction This prompt response was created to honor the 1 in ~3 females who endures sexual harassment to a level that involves physical touch. Welcome to the result of the prompt 'Dear Diary'.

Michelangelo had been drawn to the old boxes in the back of April's closet for a while after her mom's visit. April snickered and loaded him up with three saying they were from her 'art years' leaving him nearly delirious with joy. When he dragged a bowl of popcorn into his room and a pair of bottles to drink, his brothers understood that he might be pulling an all-nighter with the art how-to's and old sketchbooks and simply left him to iTruth Wrapped in Fiction by *Prophetella

Dear Mister II Dear Mister,

I know I shouldn't be thanking you, but I am. Thank you so much. Although what you did is wrong in so many ways, I would never go back in time and stop it before it started. I hate you. I hate you so much, but I don't. Without you I would not be me. I wouldn't be able to rise above. Even if I can't love myself, I can show others the love I feel for them, so they don't get dragged down like me. What you did stops here. Never again will I wish I was never born. Never again will I cry on the bathroom floor. Never again will I give you the satisfaction of controlling me. I'm seeing you next Tuesday. I won't shift away from you like Dear Mister II by ~Jandee

You're the Reason by ~FuneralOfHearts666

Incest and Sibling Abuse

Statistics

Every 10 minuets by *shadowlight-oak

Silent Victims. by ~musicangel071

assualted by *shadowlight-oak

Good enough? by *shadowlight-oak

Statistics

Write a letter to your abuser or bully

Whatever I Was... I was never a lover, not yours at least,
I'll die pure and sin-free
but fuck me in the Vinyard and I swear I'll scream
and not in a good way.

Oh, but you're shameless and not afraid to be caught
In slimy acts of
Rightousness and idotic waxing and
Waning in the moonlight like a dying delicate desolate.

And if you find me hanging from the rafters like
A Greek tragedy
Know it's because I can protect you better
As an angel than any human ever could.Whatever I Was... by ~LiaaCwningen

To Crystal by =redlily90

Goodbye My body aches
just thinking about you
I smell your colone
And I feel sick
I cant think about
anything else
When I think of what you did
I cant stop it
When I try to get you
out of my head
it never works
You were so much older
It makes me sick
You said you loved me
But it wasnt true
You said you wanted
to spend forever together
But I didnt
Now were apart
and it still makes me sick
Leave me now
I didnt want you then
And I dont want you now
GoodbyeGoodbye by ~Mourning-Star98

My Feelings on... by =badromance201

Write a letter to your abuser or bully

Suicide

So You Want To Kill Yourself. To satisfy copyright hounds, I DID NOT WRITE ALL OF THIS MYSELF. I found it on Facebook and slightly modified it. I don't know who wrote it and it didn't say who.
There, happy?
************************************

So you want to kill yourself. Because no one cares about you. Your family hates you. Right?

Wrong.

Your parents will walk into your room the morning after, only to find a dead body where their child is supposed to lay. They'll try their hardest not to think of the worst, and to just think you're messing with them. Then they'll start to shake you. Why aren't you breathing? They'll be broken.

Tears.

Many tears.

More tears thanSo You Want To Kill Yourself. by =redlily90

Save me again. It's feels cold out.
[at 98 degreez farenheit]
and it makes me
forget how to breathe
when my head is spinning
from the condensation
of my eyes
and my shaky body.
It's 4 am in the morning
[or is it night?]
and i'm lying on
the floor
while my body decides
whether to live or
to die.
The mist and breeze
only take me to a
spin of a roller coaster
that no one
[and several people]
have ridden.
Is it life?
Is it death?
My miserable body chose life.
And my destiny sets out
with my body still
on the hard cold floor.
Reaching for the next
hope, dream, happiness
that will come and save me
again.Save me again. by =cutofakiss

Helena by =redlily90

The Silence by *TheAphelion

Suicide

Self harm

Self Mutilation by ~Inameny

Don't understand the pain Am I really here anymore? I can feel the pain making my heart beat, I'm tired of so much hate! I wish I could feel normal, but I'm not sure of that word. 'Normal' is it the same as 'Ok' only a word and no-one knows the means of? 'Ok' I'm not fine but I'm not down... I feel Ok all the time and thats what I say. 'Normal' someone is '' '', but than I guess I'm not normal. The others only laugh at me when they see the scares they don't understand the pain. I want to be like them and not have a care in the world but it's not letting me have a 'normal' life... I wish I could just forget about my problems but there always in the back of my mind eatiDon't understand the pain by ~BlueEyedKitty

gloomy sunday by ~iloveyaks

we need love not blood by ~BlueEyedKitty

Self harm

Drug and Alcohol dependency

Wonderland by ~ASpilledCanvas

Wake Me Up by ~ASpilledCanvas

Addictions by *shadowlight-oak

Drug and Alcohol dependency

Eating Disorders

Disorder She was always with me, haunting my life
Whispering hatred, creating her strife
The stupid therapists, hopeful fools
They can't contain her, she broke all the rules
Once I thought I had control
But it's always been her with power in full
When I accepted my body, it was hers and not mine
I was perfectly thin and I stayed well in line
Now that I'm fat again, sick and deformed
She vomits her loathing and beats me in scorn
She takes my nails, she scratches and mars
And I'm glad for the pain of all these cut scars
The hatred has risen, the hatred is strong
I've ceased to care if it's right or it's wrong
Her goals are now mine and defDisorder by ~Inameny

i'm just ... by ~iloveyaks

The Price Ever since I could remember
I always had one wish

To be beautiful

My parents said I was
But, of course they would,
I'm their daughter

But in the eyes of others
I wasn't near beauty
I was the beast
And they stayed away

The ugly beast
that was bigger than the usual girl
So I forced my fingers down my throat
And emptied myself

I lost myself in the toilet
Only in hopes to become a beauty
Instead of the beast that faced me in the mirror

This obese creature that was I
With a muffin top that I refused to love
With curves that only enraged me

Time after time I would lose myself down the drain
Only in hopes to become a BeaThe Price by ~ASpilledCanvas

Headless. by ~ciel-de-noir

Eating Disorders

Dissociative Disorders

Never the Patient by *TheAphelion

Walk Steady by *TheAphelion

Inner World Inner World

Lost so lost
Where are you?

Hiding, come catch me if you can!

Like a game of hide and seek

You will only catch a glimpse
Of a skirt flitting by

Find a book of children's rhythmes
And call out "Who was here?"

Just sit under a tree
And wonder where they are

What they think and feel
And if they are alright....

Then they slowly peep out
From behind the trees

All they ever wanted
Was to be all together
And be With youInner World by *Children7

Depersonalization I've spent years behind the bricks of a wall that you can't break
Locked in a prison from which you can't just escape
Forever running down a corridor at the end of which is the door
But every step that I took the walls stretch more and more
A futile infinite chase always searching for the cure
To this disease of the mind.... ha
Have you ever walked in on your own conversation?
Been half way through before you knew you were talking
Or who your were talking to?
God forbid they ask you a question right then
'Cause you need a minute to collect your thoughts
To run though your memory and find out what's been said
And then piece togetheDepersonalization by ~ProfessorSkrewlews

Dissociative Disorders

Personality Disorders

Anxiety

PTSD and C-PTSD

Memory by ~pennysilver

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder by ~Teddyhalloween

PTSD and C-PTSD

Depressive Disordrs

Dreaming of The Abyss The Abyss -- Shall it Take Me?

I stand by the abyss
yearning to hear its sirens song
wondering if it will take all the pain away
Wishing it would pull me in
or will the abyss let me go free
Knowing we shall be one another day
Understanding that my pain continues to grows
Calling out my name the abyss hungers for my pain

Dreaming of The Abyss by *James42mi

Depression... by *FanOfThings1092

Secret 1 by ~psychhelper

fade by ~LilyTurnedBlack

Depressive Disordrs

Mental Illness

A Flurry of Confusion...IIII by ~LiaaCwningen

Love Yourself by ~LittleDreamer152

Heartless. by ~LittleDreamer152

Nothing is what it seems like by ~Minna-Sensei

Mental Illness

Self Hatred

A Bleeding Artist by ~ASpilledCanvas

Ugly. by ~LittleDreamer152

Low Man's Lyric by =redlily90

Angel of Hate by ~Inameny

Self Hatred

Teen Dating violence

The Sadness of Humans your eyes where full of lust and greed. You walked up to her in a open way eyes locked on her, your skin was oiling out vibrations that made us back up, afraid. You truly wanted one thing. You ignored us all, taking her for yourself, and with that embrace your skin reeled of a new texture.
At first I thought your eyes changed from the person we new to the one we all hate, but I realized that this person was the same one from the past. I felt I might sob, crying for her. How could she love this person? Why did such a pure soul get intangled with the darkness that he calls himself. I really did think this person changed, and that this person lThe Sadness of Humans by ~wolvesofzelda

Leave it all behind:. by ~Animeluver666

Boyfriend There's no escape route
I'm stuck and in doubt
Of that far away place
Where I will see light again.

I want to scream
I want to yell
I want to somehow leave
To get out of this hell.

But the others don't see
And the others don't feel
The hurt I'm going through
The never ending loops I'm tossed into.

I don't want to be his girlfriend
I don't want to be his sex toy
There's cuts on my lips
There's pain in my hips
Black and Blue on my arms
There's so much harm.

I'm all alone in this world
I've never been told
That one day life will be precious
That one day he won't be so aggressive.

But that isn't true
The pain will never endBoyfriend by ~indierokgurl5395

teen dv by *shadowlight-oak

Teen Dating violence

Abuse in same sex relationships

Abused by ~ASpilledCanvas

Abuse in same sex relationships

Survivor not Victim

- Before and after - by ~Anna-M-H

-Scarred- by ~Anna-M-H

The Potter by ~Oshiruko

HELP. by ~LittleDreamer152

Survivor not Victim

We ARE still human

Empathy by *anima100

Burton's by ~LilyTurnedBlack

The Weight Of The World by ~wolvesofzelda

MEMORIES MAKE GOOD COMPANY When the rooms are filled with shadows and the ghosts of yesterday are all that remain, you're still there. Waiting for a touch a feeling of acceptance, holding on for anything. Now why did it have to be this way? It's your biggest fear because who are the saved without the saviors? As you cry yourself to sleep again, before you drift away, you pray for love, cause love is the only thing you've never had. Now it's become apparent that you are not the person that you seem. You should have been careful what you wish for, was this worth it? As you cry yourself to sleep again before you drift away, you pray for love, 'cause love is the only thingMEMORIES MAKE GOOD COMPANY by ~drixx-nudal

We ARE still human

Symbolic, Conceptual and Representual Art

Dia de los Muertos... by ~HighFlyingSwallows

E V I D E N C E by ~ASpilledCanvas

split by ~iloveyaks

Above all, I hope... by ~ZAWMBIE

Symbolic, Conceptual and Representual Art

Festive Seasion Venting and Support

I wish this christmas... by *shadowlight-oak

I dun want Christmas this year I don't care that much for Christmas,
I don't understand the point.
All these people acting crazy,
getting drunk and getting hurt.

I just want to have some silence
and a house to call a home.
Make my wish come true
Don't bring me a Christmas this year.

I don't want to have a Christmas
there is nothing that I need
that would make me want to handle
my entire family.

I don't need to hang my stockings
up above our fireplace.
Santa Clause won't make things better
here at home for Christmas day.

I just want to call this home
more than you could ever know.
I hope that I was good
so there won't be a Christmas this year

I won't askI dun want Christmas this year by ~Gaki44

Festive Seasion Venting and Support

Group Stuff

Website Banner by *shadowlight-oak

Group Bannor by *shadowlight-oak

we are survivors Icon by *shadowlight-oak

Group Stuff

Child Soldiers

Child Soldier by *shadowlight-oak

Child Soldiers

Human trafficking

I am... by ~saki-noir

Human Trafficking by *shadowlight-oak

Trafficking Abducted Awareness by ~ladyredvelvet

Hear their voice by ~Strangerka

Human trafficking

Rape as a weapon of war

Stop Rape as Weapon of War by ~poderiu

Rape as a weapon of war

Spirit Day

Noose by ~AIC-girl

spirit day: back by ~PandasRampage

Love by ~Gnisten09

thear heart's are safe by ~FMpicturs

Spirit Day

TWLOHA

ToWriteLoveOnHerArms by ~xXTheEmoChildXx

TWLOHA by ~xXTheEmoChildXx

TWLOHA by *PeaceLoveNature

TWLOHA Day 2010: LOVE by ~Dutchdear

TWLOHA

Male Abuse Awareness Week

Male abuse awareness week 1 by *shadowlight-oak

Male Abuse Awareness Week

Human Trafficking Awareness Day

16 Days of action

16 days of action 2010 by *shadowlight-oak

16 days of action - part 1 by *shadowlight-oak

16 Days of action

Domestic Violence Awareness Month

Domestic Violence Awareness by *shadowlight-oak

Domestic Violence Awareness Month

Affiliates

We Are Survivors

Why I started this group

I'm very passionate about mental health and abuse awareness, mainly due to my own expieriances. I am very open about my past, which I know is something that many do not like, but I do not see why I should stay silent - afterall that's what the abusers told me to do and I can't let them win can I?

I know that my work and my speaking out will not end abuse, discrimination ans suffering, but if I can just let people know that they are not alone and do not have to suffer in silence and maybe if I can make a few people stop and think then I am happy with that

Website + forums:

External website including forums [link]
Blog and information: [link]
Facebook [link]
Twitter: [link]

Information about abuse

Drug-facilitated sexual assault [link]
Children and domestic abuse [link]
Male rape and sexual abuse [link]
Financial Abuse [link]
Abusive porn [link]
Sibling Abuse [link]
Verbal abuse [link]
Ritual abuse [link]
Gang rape [link]
Incest [link]

False Memory Syndrome [link]

Abuse Advise and Helplines

If you are being abused [link]
If you know a child who's being abused [link]
If you know an adult who'd being abused [link]

UK
Rape/Indecent Assault Crisis Counselling - 0800 735 0567
National Domestic Violence Helpline - 08457 023468
Men's Advice Line and Enquiries - 020 8 644 9914
Kiran - Asian Women's Aid - 020 8558 1986
Samaritans - 08457 909090
Man2Man - 0208 698 9649
Mens Aid - 0871 223 9986
NSPCC - 0800 800500

USA
National Domestic Violence Hotline - 1-800-799-7233
National Child Abuse Hotline - 1-800-422-4453
Child Abuse Hotline - 1-800-540-4000

Useful Websites

Nacoa (National Association for Children of Alcoholics) [link]
Survivors Of Incest Anonymous [link]
Eating disorders association [link]
National Bullying helpline: [link]

Twitter

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Comments

~Demetyr Feb 19, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

So... would anyone be interested in doing this with me, or donating? I'm thinking I'm going to do this, and I think it might be something great for us all to do, as I feel this fundraiser is doing it's best to be a beacon of light and hope for a very, very dark and shadowy mental place.

"The Out of the Darkness Overnight is a fundraising walk of up to 18 miles throughout the night, designed to raise funds and make a bold statement to bring the issue of suicide out into the light. The Overnight is organized by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, the leading national not-for-profit organization exclusively dedicated to understanding and preventing suicide through research and education, and to reaching out to people with mood disorders and those affected by suicide."

Out of the Darkness Overnight Fundraiser Walk for Suicide Prevention

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_{"She had one flaw - that she was perfect. Otherwise, she was perfect."
--Anonymous}

~GTA-master Nov 19, 2011

I'm a child abuse survivor.

I love this group.

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Lover of LOLcats

Lover of Internet Memes

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~numbskulled00 Oct 18, 2011 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

i have a group where i use a blog to put of topics of discussion. anyone can comment or suggest a topic. maybe we should do this here?

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'Don't make me think,the voices in my head don't like nozy neighbors.'(unknown)

~LongLiveLink Oct 17, 2011 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

thank you so much ;D

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╚╗╔╝
╔╝(¯`v´¯)
╚══`.¸.JESUS for saving me!

Hate yaoi/yuri? #ANTI-YAOIYURI

♂ + ♀ = A baby. It's almost like they were made for each other or something...

~numbskulled00 Sep 30, 2011 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

thanks for accepting me,much appreciated

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'Don't make me think,the voices in my head don't like nozy neighbors.'(unknown)

~Asari-are-hot Aug 6, 2011

Why was my sumbission declined?
I wanted to ask before trying again, if it was a case of wrong category, I will put it in the right one.

--
Liara T’Soni- my Li in the Mass Effect series

“I am sorry Liara…I could not keep my promise.”-Qui-Gon Shepard

“It has been three hundred years…*sobs*… and I am all alone.”- Liara on the unknown world.

“Tried to shoot the catalyst"- Shepard

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=MissJesusFreak Aug 5, 2011 Hobbyist General Artist

My mom survived mental abuse for 15 years. I was stuck in the middle. My dad then came to Christ and all is well now.

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† I believe in Jesus Christ as my Savior †

I claimed Jeremy Camp at #MyWaifuHusband!
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~Asari-are-hot Jul 19, 2011

I support this cause.
I am getting sick and tired of all of the disgusting rape jokes and nasty things on Deviantart.

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Liara T’Soni- my Li in the Mass Effect series

“I am sorry Liara…I could not keep my promise.”-Qui-Gon Shepard

“It has been three hundred years…*sobs*… and I am all alone.”- Liara on the unknown world.

“Tried to shoot the catalyst"- Shepard

*Snowflake--Kisses Jul 3, 2011 Hobbyist Digital Artist

in case anyone is interested, i run a support forum for survivors of trauma and/or abuse. if anyone would like to join then here's the link: [link]

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we come in pieces~

working to create awareness for Dissociative Identity Disorder <3

*RavynCrescent Jun 19, 2011 Student Artisan Crafter

[link]

Please post this in your group's journal. It is a plea for help from a victim who had to watch his best friend be murdered.

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I will try to be there for you, because someone was there for me.
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If you think FF9 is underrated, copy & paste this into your signature!

~KernaaliTanuli Apr 19, 2011 Student Traditional Artist

It warms my heart to see groups like this...

Kudos and all the best for you people!

--
"Pääasia, että on kivvaa"

Spede

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~Jaderen123 Mar 5, 2011 Student Writer

Am i able to submit a piece without being in the group?

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Here's where I say something really profound. But I dont feel like it right now, so just imagine I did and we'll both go away happy.

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!NancieAnimeLuvr Jan 2, 2011 Student Digital Artist

I'm so glad there are groups on dA like this one. I've been through my own personal hell, and it wasn't fun.

~moondragon-hardrock Dec 23, 2010 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

well, i wasn't really abused, my past was just a huge load of shit :I

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~ForestEcho Dec 15, 2010

W-woah.... I had no idea there was a group for something like this...

Thank you for creating this group.

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