Monday, September 30, 2013

Patrick Stewart Talks about Domestic Violence and PTSD




Published on May 29, 2013
This was my question to Sir Patrick Stewart at Comicpalooza 2013. I wanted to thank Patrick Stewart for his speech at Amnesty International it personally help me put a name to the abuse, sexual abuse in my case, I had experienced in the past. He responded very passionately and the last thing I thought I would get at was a heartfelt hug.

When he embraced me he told me "You never have to go through that again, you're safe now". I just kept thanking him.

I hope everyone who needs help in abusive or violent situations has the courage to do so. There are people willing and ready to help you. There are hotline numbers a little farther down.

This video is owned by Oswald Vinueza and full recording can be found here

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPWkLO...

I posted an extended response about the experience here on my blog

http://lemonsweetie.tumblr.com/post/5...

If you need help, please reach out!

Refuge Hotline in UK
0808-2000-247

Combat Stress Hotline In UK
0800-138-1619

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Vets in USA with PTSD Hotline
1-800-273-8255, press 1.

USA Hotline for Domestic Abuse
‎1−800−799−SAFE(7233)

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