One of the best and very first things we can do to help a victim of abuse is to believe them when they come to us and ask for help. And yet with some frequency we see criticism of this point coming our way. "Oh, sure, believe her? How do you know that she isn't… Continue reading Is it Wrong to “Just Believe” Abuse Victims?
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The Tyranny of Abusive Affliction
The following post was written by one of our Anonymous ACFJ followers. (Followers? Members? Readers? Maybe we should just say "family"!). Many thanks to her. *** Affliction is something that everyone on this blog has gone through or is in the middle of right now. It is different than "trouble". Affliction bears a different sting… Continue reading The Tyranny of Abusive Affliction