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There is a designated chat room for emotional support. Member created rooms are there to have fun, be silly and try and forget our issues for just a while. Unless of course they name the room and topic specifically for support otherwise it is fair game. Sometimes we get some giggles mentioning some sexual words. The topic of sex can be a comic relief we need. It all depends on the air of the room. Sometimes it can be a place for emotional support but that is not gauranteed and that is why there is a special room for that.
I pop in and out of rooms, reading the "air", and if it is triggering I leave instead of bringing everyone down. Sometimes they are in a giving mood and tolerate my emotional issues. I do not get pissy at everyone when I do not get what I need. I move on.
My triggers are my own and I own them and if they are discussing triggering things I leave.
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When a child’s emotional needs are not met and a child is repeatedly hurt and abused, this deeply and profoundly affects the child’s development. Wanting those unmet childhood needs in adulthood. Looking for safety, protection, being cherished and loved can often be normal unmet needs in childhood, and the survivor searches for these in other adults. This can be where survivors search for mother and father figures. Transference issues in counseling can occur and this is normal for childhood abuse survivors.
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