Thursday, July 3, 2014

Bullied, Growing up a Victim: Introduction

Growing up, beginning especially about the 4th grade, I lived the life of a victim who lived in near constant fear of the next attack.

 An important part of how I was able to find the strength to start working toward overcoming the effects of this abuse came as a result of other people sharing enough of their own story with me to make it possible for me to believe that they had been where I was at.  Equally important was my ability to see and believe that they were no longer stuck with the horror of living the life of a victim.

It is with this in mind that I have chosen to write and share this part of my life.  The way I have chosen to write this story is from an emotional point of view.  This means that I’m going share the types of abuse I lived with, how I felt about it at the time, and how I was effected over the long-term.  Normally, I will not be attempting to give details such as what happened on a certain day or who did it.

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Thank you for taking time to read my story.  If you are personally able to relate to any portion of my story, please contact someone you can trust and make the decision to begin the potentially long and painful process of learning how to believe in yourself in a healthy way, and how to reach a point where challenging and potentially painful situations in the present no longer sends you back to relive a painful past.

I have done this.  I do not consider myself to be better than anyone else, but I do believe in exercising my right to not stay stupid.

By Dave Kemper
© Copyright 2014 by David William Kemper.  All right reserved

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