tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-925288990167100425.post1637477302973883491..comments2023-04-23T09:49:34.867-06:00Comments on My Journey Through Anorexia: the same question, AGAINDawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05886626878002819010noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-925288990167100425.post-25860250230582282002012-02-18T12:57:15.129-07:002012-02-18T12:57:15.129-07:00I as well see your heart, and my heart aches to kn...I as well see your heart, and my heart aches to know you went through such pain and confusion and hurt. You are such a fighter. <3jperryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17584149743041958375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-925288990167100425.post-27359021860113084792011-05-22T16:15:01.749-06:002011-05-22T16:15:01.749-06:00I agree :) I think I understand your heart through...I agree :) I think I understand your heart through this and I can definitely relate to it. I also think that our Lord has a very special heart for people who have been hurt in this way. I think about the woman caught in adultery or the woman at the well and wonder what had happened to them to get where they were. They might have just willfully sinned, but there also may have been experiences that led them to their provocative behavior. Either way, all He did was love...Sarah at Journeying With Himhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00823110479188213370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-925288990167100425.post-10530005188415107432011-05-22T10:37:03.925-06:002011-05-22T10:37:03.925-06:00Sarah, thank you so much for understanding! Tryin...Sarah, thank you so much for understanding! Trying to explain that to the MALE therapist assigned to me at the hospital was torture. I finally told him that I refused to talk to him any longer and that I would only talk if assigned a female therapist. <br /><br />When I wrote this post, I was wondering if I would just be blowing hot air to make myself feel better or if someone would see my heart through it. Thanks for seeing my heart.<br /><br />There is going to come a day that FL is going to HAVE to be in my line of travels so we can meet and talk face to face!Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05886626878002819010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-925288990167100425.post-36153641796731016172011-05-22T08:16:30.630-06:002011-05-22T08:16:30.630-06:00Oh my goodness. I can't believe that this per...Oh my goodness. I can't believe that this person from your church actually dared to question you about this experience (or any experiences that you have had in this arena!) Molestation, sexual harassment, unwanted touch, rape...THESE are the things that go against God's plan, and they certainly aren't the same thing as consenting to premarital sex! I have also experienced sexual harassment, though not to the same degree you have (in the form of unwanted comments and propositions at my first job and in the form of unwanted touch at my high school) and still to this day feel like those experiences affect me and my feelings of safety as well as my comfort level with my sexuality. These experiences taught me that the world is not safe and that I am vulnerable, and they also made me feel helpless--because how do you respond to something like that? Like you, I finally just quit my job after a failed attempt to advocate for myself. I just needed to get away...yet it seems I never have completely gotten away from that experience or the knowledge that there are men out there who don't wait for consent, who don't care how their actions makes you feel, who take what they want with no regard for the scars it will leave. The healed part of me says, though, that just because they aren't following God's plan for sex doesn't mean I'm not. You aren't alone with struggling with these feelings but you AREN'T to blame for the "normal" that existed for you. The people who did those things to you are. You show inspiring strength and wisdom in this post and it's neat to read how much God has obviously healed you from these experiences. Not to say it's 100% gone, but you obviously have the right perspective on who is to blame, whereas that person from your church doesn't.Sarah at Journeying With Himhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00823110479188213370noreply@blogger.com