Welcome to the Women in Recovery Forum!

[juliette_haiku]

This is an incredible discussion forum- i am the partner of a PA and we are both females. Lately i have been feeling a bit (only a bit) lost amongst so many ttf members that are male, and have been a little hesitant even to reveal my gender. so Thank You!!

[Vilema]

We're glad you're here Juliette. I hope you find this a comfortable place to get support.

[pureforgiveness]

Hello everyone,

Earlier in the thread, someone commented that they felt "girlier" as they got away from their P addiction.

I hadn't really thought about it, but I guess I'd have to say that it is true for me too. I feel more comfortable with being a girl. I think part of it is that I don't feel quite so "dirty" anymore.

I'm just starting to share my story of being a PA with a small group of folks that I trust. That was a huge, huge thing for me. I had kept my struggle a secret for more than 14 years, even after I had manged to overcome the worst of the addiction.

My pastor encouraged me to start writing out my story... so over the last few weeks I've started to put it together on a blog / journal site of sorts: PureForgiveness Welcome!. Rather than type it all out again here, I hope it's OK that I just gave the link. I'd appreciate any feedback/input from folks here.

Thanks in advance!

[freedomtoday]

Glad to see a women's forum! I'm at the end of my 2nd day 'clean'... from a comparatively shortlived but powerful and out of control addiction to chat/cybersex, more than viewing porn. What a sneaky, dangerous addiction this is. Seems so 'harmless', and it's anything but. I'm glad this site is here, as there are only a couple of people I feel ok sharing this with, and I don't want to go to a sex addicts meeting for fear of who may see me! (I see them too though, huh?) Glad I can write and have support.

[artguy34]

Welcome freedomtoday, I hope you take the time to post here and get to know a lot of the members. It doesnt matter what gender you are, what nationality you are or what your sexual orientation is... you're part of a group now and I hope you begin to heal from your addiction and receive the help that we are all trying to obtain.

Good Luck in your quest and stay strong!

[andiewrites]

I'm gonna see if there is any interest in this thread. I'm learning a lot about PA from the journals posted, but I've found that they are mainly from men. I'm interested in another woman's perspective and any similarities between my story and another's.

Thanks.

[Crisodian]

Andie,
You may want to read Hast's journal. She is also a woman in recovery. I'm not sure when her last site visit was however, as she has been very busy as of late. :)

Peace,
~C~