by Elisabeth | Apr 19, 2013 | Trauma In Society
I hate driving in Northern Virginia. Although I only live 90 miles from Washington D.C., I never go there. I don’t have the patience. Of course, it probably doesn’t help that I was trafficked in Northern Virginia, so that certainly adds some angst. This is why it...
by Elisabeth | Apr 8, 2013 | Trauma In Society
It’s the new slogan of the anti-trafficking movement. It’s powerful for those who understand it. And for those that don’t … it’s written off along with everything else they don’t understand. Supporters respond to those that don’t get it by saying it more and saying...
by Elisabeth | Mar 19, 2013 | Dissociation, Memory Repression
Sometimes people ask me, “How did you know that there was something you forgot?” On a conscious level, I didn’t. But something seemed wrong. I was so anxious and so sick, and no doctor could determine the cause. I also found that there were huge gaps in my...
by Elisabeth | Mar 5, 2013 | Trauma In Society
Trafficking… When I discuss it with others, I usually hear, “That is such a big problem in other countries. They should really do something about it.” Some may have read enough to know that people from other countries are brought to the United States to be sold. ...
