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Hello, I was wondering if there were other forums similar to this one for adult adoptees? While I think these forums are productive and good with people sharing, I have noticed that there is not much activity here.
I started reading the primal wound book this past weekend. I realized like many of you that most of my relationship and other problems all have stemmed from this adoption. Now that I am starting to try to reconnect with some friends, I feel like I could become a broken record and while I seek further conversational intimacy with other people I don't want people to view my adoption as a crutch. I want to explain to people why I am like I am and why I have some problems and show people that I am working on them.
I have started seeing a therapist a few weeks ago. We had not really discussed the adoption due to my adopted mother's death overshadowing. I have never expressed any desire or seriously considered looking into my birth origins. I have also never wanted to study my ethnic culture. I think I will let her borrow the book if she is interested. Unfortunately, she will more than likely not be my therapist for more than another session or two due to the complete restructuring of the center where she works at.
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One adoptee-only forum that I'm aware of is Adult Adoptees Advocating for Change, which is located at [url=http://www.adultadoptees.org/forum/index.php]Adult Adoptees Advocating for Change - Index[/url]. There is also a free nightly online chat for adoptees and natural parents over at Adoption Crossroads, which is run by Joe Soll, a licensed therapist in New York who specializes in adoption-related issues, search, and reunion. That site is located at [url=http://www.adoptioncrossroads.org]Adoption Healing[/url]. You'll have to email Joe (his email address is on the home page) first and tell him your connection to adoption before you can join in the chat.
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