Emotional Coma, or Vegetative Depression

It was very difficult for me to admit to anyone that I had experienced an "emotional coma" (that's what I was calling it). It happened twice that I can remember, possibly three times in my first (highly dysfunctional) marriage. My emotions would become overloaded and they would shut down. I went to bed and stayed… Continue reading Emotional Coma, or Vegetative Depression

Allowing God to Affirm Me

It seems that victims (or former victims) of any kind of abuse hunger for validation in their hearts. Actually, not hunger -- starve. Recently, one of our anonymous contributors wrote this post. And I quote: When we are degraded and made to feel worthless and are unloved by the very one who is supposed to… Continue reading Allowing God to Affirm Me