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Project Hugs..

Thankyou for coming to see us.

We are here to answer anything you may want to know about this project. Project Hugs is a book about you. It will contain stories of childhood abuse in all its forms. I thought I would write as much info as I can give you about the book, what you need to know and guidelines to help you write your story.

Firstly let me say thank you for your interest and why I want to write this book…

I too was abused as a child by more than one person; it affected me more than anything else, it is part of who I have become. The journey through healing is a long and lonely road and I have found that writing is the biggest healer..  That is  why I want to encourage you to write your story, it is part of the healing that we all need to go through in order of living our lives as we were born to live them.

I believe that we should all have a voice and I would like to help you have one.  AND NOT JUST THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN ABUSED... those of you affected by it aswell. Mothers, fathers, partners of recovering/healing victims, you are ALL welcome to share your story.  The point of this book is for people to know the devastating affects it has on our lives and of those around us. I for one know that most of the people in my life have been affected by my abuse in one way or another.

Before I go any further please note.. I have had lots of people mail and say they don't think their story is bad enough or think their story is to bad to write.

ABUSE is EXTREME in ALL cases... THERE IS NO EXEPTION TO THIS RULE..

All abuse is a violation of what our childhoods should be.. please do-not be afraid to write because you think no-one will be interested or will be to horrified.. I really want abuse to be shown in it's truest form and the pain it causes!!

Remember our abusers taught us that we didn't matter, that we wouldn't be believed, that we were worthless and we should be ashamed.. they stunned us into silence.. but please, please let us be silent NO MORE.. and as someone

wrote me in a mail today (and I hope she doesn't mind me putting this...)

'I eagerly await to see the outcome from all these beautiful, strong humans marching out of the dark clouds into the blinding light of realized freedom.'

HERE HERE!!!

You may have been tempted to go to a magazine with your story or may never had told anyone..

You may have been believed or not..

You may have never known until later in your life..

It may have suffered physical or sexual or emotional abuse, either way it doesn’t matter.. You were still abused and still have the pain to carry.

Stories in magazines are dramatized, but why??

There is no need to dramatize abuse.. it has enough drama by its own merits.

 For some people this may be the first time they have ever told, so tell everyone you know about this book. Even if you don't admit you're sending in your story.

 If you do want to write your story then welcome to project hugs..

I want you to write your book the way you want to write it… please name your chapter how you want to.. it will hold it’s own reasons, and I feel if you are writing your story then you need all the control.

I want to be able to write your story as you send it, after all it is your words describing your pain. It would be good to tell people if names have been changed, this will lead the reader to a greater understanding of things and just how scary it can be to be us.