In a way it is strange but in another not strange at all, Harriet. Though I would hope that you would feel comfortable talking to the people who knew each other already (or maybe making a friend with another person who doesn't), I feel that being a person who has gone through something different can ...

I am going to pledge to myself to look harder and find one in my local area. I cannot afford therapy-- part of my issue with the past abuse I have endured is that I can't get jobs that allow me to pay for one. So I feel as though a group or meeting with a qualified counselor would benefit me greatly ...