By: J. Ray Rice, A.C.S.W.

        First, I want thank each of you that have answered my surveys and I encourage you to do the same. For me, abandonment is a normal consequence of all interactions and communications between people and by people. Naturally, some abandonment experiences leave us with more traumatic issues than others and their impact should not to be minimized by anyone.

        In my opinion, it is to very one’s best interest for them to go into therapy at some point and time in their life. It is difficult sometimes to go through life’s experiences and not have them affect you someway. It takes strength to look at ourselves and discuss how life events and experiences may be affecting our interpersonal interactions or self-esteem. It is not a shameful act to seek the advice or counseling of a trained mental health professional.

        The following individual polls result can be viewed by clicking on view result under the vote button at the end of each survey. Here are the results from the five current surveys on this site. Please keep in mind that the results today may be different that those given at the time of the posting.

I welcome your comments and observations. So, please give them!

On the question of: Who Should Abandon Their Position – Israel or

Hamas! (As of 03/14/09) 33% said Israel

On the question of: Should We Be Talking with Our Enemies?

(As of 03/14/09) 81% said Yes!

On the question of: When You Hear or See the Name…Dr. King does it   

Remind You that He was a Reverend?

(As of 03/14/09) 60% said No!

On the question of: My Most Recent Abandonment Experience Is?

(As of 03/14/09) 22% said, “I experienced rejection!”

On the question of: What is your “Core Abandonment Issue?”

(As of 03/14/08) 17% said, “I experienced emotion, physical, or sexual

abuse!”

Please cast your vote on these questions and give your comments to these results.