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 As a friend you can learn about what your friend went through and is going through by doing some research on the web or in a book. Respect their feelings and boundaries. Do not be afraid to talk about it with your friend. They may need an outlet for their emotions. While still being supportive, you need to uphold your feelings. It is okay to feel overwhelmed by what has happened. Tell your friend this, tell them how you feel and how much you can handle hearing about. You also have boundaries. You may not feel comfortable talking about the details, or with any part of the story. This is okay. Tell your friend what you can and cannot do for them, and suggest other people whom they can talk to. There are other things you can do to help your friend that do not include discussing what has happened. Go with your friend to poetry clubs, abuse group recovery meetings, protests, etc. You cannot fix what has happened to them, but you can support them while they regain their lives and sense of self.
Words of Wisdom: so often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door, that we do not see the ones which open for us."  -Alexander Graham Bell
"Most of the important things in the world have been
"Don't compromise yourself. You are all you've got."
"Don't ever slam the door; you might want to go back."
"Why not go out on a limb? Isn't that where the fruit is?"
"Let us not look back in anger or forward in fear,
"If you don't run your own life, someone else will."
"It doesn't hurt to be optimistic. You can always cry later."
"All you need is love."
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