Illusions - The Ultimate Denial

“Oh my God! I’m so lucky!  I can’t even imagine!”  This was the chatter running through my mind as I sat at the grouping of uneven desks.  I looked at my colleagues dispersed around this same set of desks each sitting somewhat uncomfortably.  I tried to decipher if the discomfort arose from the small chairs made to perfectly fit lower elementary students or if it was from the agenda of that morning’s meeting…… Before ending the meeting, this same woman directed her attention to each and every one of the eight teachers in attendance.  She went on to tell us the high percentage of adults who had been sexually abused as a child.  She encouraged us to seek professional help if any memories were to surface for any one of us…… My mind immediately shot back to my carefree childhood days; a mom and dad not separated by divorce; family vacations with relatives (not really related but close enough to call “aunt” and “uncle”); summers spent at our beach house swimming by day and playing kick the bucket with siblings and neighborhood children by night; happy holidays with my two aunts playing Hawaiian guitars and the rest of us joining in the singing of French songs.  Boy, those were the days!  Yes, I had my fears and fair share of  “down times”, but dealing with students in crisis put my own childhood woes into perspective…Hello to All and welcome to my blog site.  Above are excerpts from the first chapter of my newly published book entitled, You’re Only As Sick As Your Secrets published by Balboa Press.  Despite the scenario of thoughts recorded above, I would later come to realize, or maybe “remember”, that I, too, had been sexually abused for a period of about 10 years.  You can imagine and have probably experienced the initial shock and sheer denial that ensued!In the future, I will attempt to keep the length of my blog entries to a minimum as I know time is precious, lives are busy, and there are many, many other valuable sources of support available to you.  Thank you for taking the time to read this post today!  I would love to hear from anyone who is interested in sharing.  Have a wonderful day!www.balboapress.com