This is a space where survivors of trauma and abuse share their stories alongside supportive allies. These stories remind us that hope exists even in dark times. You are never alone in your experience. Healing is possible for everyone.
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healing is hard. It is tough and it will not happen overnight. keep reminding yourself that you are worthy, beautiful, strong, and you deserve to be heard.
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Try and focus on making it to the next moment… eventually you\'ll string up enough time that you’ve made growth.
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Make a map of where you want to start. Because if you're trying to heal so many wounds at once, you're going to bleed out. You have to start somewhere and attend to one.
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Find people to share space and experiences with and allow yourself to have fun and be silly.
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Lean on other people and to just keep on doing the little, smaller actions of wellness. Overtime, it will get better.
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I know this is tough in the moment. Soon you\'ll look back and be like, Wow. I did that.
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Do not forget about your community. Don't forget about the way that the people around you that love you can help you.
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Change your perspective. It's a lot and not easy. Get yourself out of the spiral. You're the only person who can do that.
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Healing is simply acceptance and not giving her the power to affect my life.
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Just starting small with a small act of self care and then building upon that to develop self trust in being able to take care of yourself and being lovingly about those things.
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Tune into your body. Learn how to listen to your body and communicate with your body and use your body to create safety and connection.
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The healing is going to hurt the entire time it's happening, but it is going to be so worth it to be free of the pain that you're already experiencing anyway.
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Try other modalities. Things that take you out of your comfort zone also take you out of your mind, and sometimes that's pretty much what you need is just to approach it from a different perspective.
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I think I'm still trying to figure out how to accept what happened to me and that's okay. Healing isn't linear. Don't be too hard on yourself and surround yourself with people who truly, unconditionally love you.
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healing is hard. It is tough and it will not happen overnight. keep reminding yourself that you are worthy, beautiful, strong, and you deserve to be heard.
Report
Try and focus on making it to the next moment… eventually you\'ll string up enough time that you’ve made growth.
Report
Lean on other people and to just keep on doing the little, smaller actions of wellness. Overtime, it will get better.
Report
I know this is tough in the moment. Soon you\'ll look back and be like, Wow. I did that.
Report
Healing is simply acceptance and not giving her the power to affect my life.
Report
Tune into your body. Learn how to listen to your body and communicate with your body and use your body to create safety and connection.
Report
Make a map of where you want to start. Because if you're trying to heal so many wounds at once, you're going to bleed out. You have to start somewhere and attend to one.
Report
Find people to share space and experiences with and allow yourself to have fun and be silly.
Report
Do not forget about your community. Don't forget about the way that the people around you that love you can help you.
Report
Change your perspective. It's a lot and not easy. Get yourself out of the spiral. You're the only person who can do that.
Report
Just starting small with a small act of self care and then building upon that to develop self trust in being able to take care of yourself and being lovingly about those things.
Report
Try other modalities. Things that take you out of your comfort zone also take you out of your mind, and sometimes that's pretty much what you need is just to approach it from a different perspective.
Report
This is a space where survivors of trauma and abuse share their stories alongside supportive allies. These stories remind us that hope exists even in dark times. You are never alone in your experience. Healing is possible for everyone.
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