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		<title>I am sick</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I awoke this morning with a fever of 101.1. It peaked at 101.5 and is now down to 99.5 (which is relief after how I was feeling a few hours ago). I had both the seasonal flu and H1N1 flu shots, so I am hoping that, if it is the flu, I will feel better [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=faithallen.wordpress.com&blog=1831564&post=2657&subd=faithallen&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>I Think I Found My Inner Anorexic</title>
		<description><![CDATA[How is this for weird? I think I must have just found my “inner anorexic.” This is really weird, and I don’t know how long it will last … but let me back up…
Since I was 11 years old, I have used food to help me “stuff down” the bad feelings. I just thought I [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=faithallen.wordpress.com&blog=1831564&post=2649&subd=faithallen&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://faithallen.wordpress.com/2009/11/11/i-think-i-found-my-inner-anorexic/</link>
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		<title>To Break the Cycle of Abuse, We Must Change</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I am currently working through a Beth Moore study at my church entitled The Patriarchs. In one of the videos, Beth Moore shared a story that really touched me. A woman showed Beth a photograph of herself with her mother and grown daughter. She said that all three women – three generations – were battered [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=faithallen.wordpress.com&blog=1831564&post=2644&subd=faithallen&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://faithallen.wordpress.com/2009/11/10/to-break-the-cycle-of-abuse-we-must-change/</link>
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		<title>I Broke the Cycle of Abuse!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I had an epiphany that I would like to share with you. While I am fully aware that I have broken the cycle of abuse in my family, a specific example drove this point home in a very tangible way.
When I was in third grade, I had to write a book report. I chose a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=faithallen.wordpress.com&blog=1831564&post=2637&subd=faithallen&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://faithallen.wordpress.com/2009/11/09/i-broke-the-cycle-of-abuse/</link>
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		<title>Going Overboard with Setting Boundaries</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Learning how to set boundaries can be a real challenge for anyone who suffered from child abuse. We learned that we had no boundaries, and we did not have the first idea about how to set any, much less enforce them. When you enter into therapy, a good therapist is going to encourage you to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=faithallen.wordpress.com&blog=1831564&post=2633&subd=faithallen&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://faithallen.wordpress.com/2009/11/06/going-overboard-with-setting-boundaries/</link>
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		<title>Being Taken Advantage of after Child Abuse</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A recurring theme I see among child abuse survivors is been taken advantage of by others. This is an issue that I have wrestled with throughout my life, although I have made marked progress in the last few years. I used to think that, if I was kind to others, then they would be kind [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=faithallen.wordpress.com&blog=1831564&post=2627&subd=faithallen&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://faithallen.wordpress.com/2009/11/05/being-taken-advantage-of-after-child-abuse/</link>
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		<title>Dealing with Memories from Preverbal Abuse</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One topic I don’t see discussed a lot is preverbal abuse. Preverbal abuse is any abuse that a child experiences before he or she has developed language. Because the child has not developed language, he has to store the memories in ways that do not attach language. This can present quite a challenge to the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=faithallen.wordpress.com&blog=1831564&post=2616&subd=faithallen&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://faithallen.wordpress.com/2009/11/04/dealing-with-memories-from-preverbal-abuse/</link>
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		<title>Aversion to Touch after Child Abuse</title>
		<description><![CDATA[How many of you have issues with being touched? My guess is that it is probably a big number. I have always had trouble with being touched by another person. It is unusual for my body to make physical contact with another person’s body in a day. I have worked hard to push past this [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=faithallen.wordpress.com&blog=1831564&post=2603&subd=faithallen&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://faithallen.wordpress.com/2009/11/03/aversion-to-touch-after-child-abuse/</link>
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		<title>Made it Through October in One Piece!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As I have shared several times before, October through December are typically very rough months for me. Some of this is the result of the ritual abuse I suffered as a child. I suspect that this is also a difficult time because there are so many holidays, which when I was a child signified being [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=faithallen.wordpress.com&blog=1831564&post=2598&subd=faithallen&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://faithallen.wordpress.com/2009/11/02/made-it-through-october-in-one-piece/</link>
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		<title>Minimizing Abuse: “Other People Had it Worse”</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This series is focusing on the issue of struggling with focusing on your own needs. The series begins here.
Here is the last part of the reader’s email:
And I feel selfish for thinking sometimes that soooooooo many people have been abused that my experience is diminished because it almost seems like it&#8217;s the norm for a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=faithallen.wordpress.com&blog=1831564&post=2583&subd=faithallen&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://faithallen.wordpress.com/2009/10/30/minimizing-abuse-%e2%80%9cother-people-had-it-worse%e2%80%9d/</link>
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