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Healing is accepting all emotions that come along, face them, dont put them away, this will destroy you from the inside and the beautiful soul you are!
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Healing is entirely when you can call yourself a survivor and not a victim. That is when you take back your story and your power and learn that you are stronger now.
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Deuteronomy 26:9 says "then, he brought us to this place and gave us this land; a land flowing with milk & honey"
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I believe in myself and the power of greatness that brought me to life.
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Healing for me means to let it all go, and working on the triggers that I know are there and ones that I don’t know could be there. Healing is to share my story over and over for others to hear that could be going through the same thing.
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Just know that there are people out there who are there for you even thru the darkest days and also the positive thing I was say is you are good enough and you got this and keep moving forward
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I find my hope in my children and my happiness now that I am free of him.
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“Hope is like the sun, which, as we journey toward it, casts the shadow of our burden behind us.” Samuel Smiles Is something Im trying to remember. Also knowing you are not alone, someone out there will listen to you and will believe you. Hope is seeing the work people do for the people that have been through darkest and toughest time.
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Healing is a Journey ~ A Journey of Self-Care, Rebuilding your life, healing from old wounds (physical, emotional, mental, financial, etc.). This journey could take months, years, or a lifetime. You may have setbacks, but you will rebound with confidence and strength. Healing is Hope.
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You deserve to be whole and feel safe in yourself. Even if it’s unbearable right now, I hope you stay with yourself on the way to freedom.
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You deserve love, kindness, honesty, and security. You really really do. There are good and loving people in the world. I am so grateful for my life now.
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I don't know you, but I know that you are probably hurting. I am hurting too. I hope you find peace.
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There are good people in this world. Yes there are those who will victim blame and side with tour abuser. But there are those who will also stick up for your name when you aren’t around. Don’t let the bad people in this world stop you from seeing all the good.
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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 am Name I was raped when I was 12 and when I was 14 by people I do not know and I got STIS and had major depression afterwards and I started self harming and I was having sex alot because it wanted more sex and I got addicted to sex I wa not able to be in a relationship I would only want hooks up and I didn't love my body and I hated my self but I learnt that I did do anything wrong and my rape doesn't define but defines the character of my rapist and anyone who is going through what I went through I just want say it was not your fault.
Dear reader, this story contains language of self-harm that some may find triggering or discomforting.
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Always remember it is NEVER your fault. Don't let people twist your mind into thinking you caused anything of what happened to you. The problem lies with the PERPETRATORS and the ABUSERS. THEY are the ones who have the problem, NOT YOU. Find those that DO support you, and keep them close and in your heart.
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“Every victim should have the opportunity to become a survivor,”
Report
Healing is accepting all emotions that come along, face them, dont put them away, this will destroy you from the inside and the beautiful soul you are!
Report
I believe in myself and the power of greatness that brought me to life.
Report
Healing for me means to let it all go, and working on the triggers that I know are there and ones that I don’t know could be there. Healing is to share my story over and over for others to hear that could be going through the same thing.
Report
Healing is a Journey ~ A Journey of Self-Care, Rebuilding your life, healing from old wounds (physical, emotional, mental, financial, etc.). This journey could take months, years, or a lifetime. You may have setbacks, but you will rebound with confidence and strength. Healing is Hope.
Report
You deserve to be whole and feel safe in yourself. Even if it’s unbearable right now, I hope you stay with yourself on the way to freedom.
Report
Lean on other people and to just keep on doing the little, smaller actions of wellness. Overtime, it will get better.
Report
Always remember it is NEVER your fault. Don't let people twist your mind into thinking you caused anything of what happened to you. The problem lies with the PERPETRATORS and the ABUSERS. THEY are the ones who have the problem, NOT YOU. Find those that DO support you, and keep them close and in your heart.
Report
Deuteronomy 26:9 says "then, he brought us to this place and gave us this land; a land flowing with milk & honey"
Report
“Hope is like the sun, which, as we journey toward it, casts the shadow of our burden behind us.” Samuel Smiles Is something Im trying to remember. Also knowing you are not alone, someone out there will listen to you and will believe you. Hope is seeing the work people do for the people that have been through darkest and toughest time.
Report
There are good people in this world. Yes there are those who will victim blame and side with tour abuser. But there are those who will also stick up for your name when you aren’t around. Don’t let the bad people in this world stop you from seeing all the good.
Report
Healing is entirely when you can call yourself a survivor and not a victim. That is when you take back your story and your power and learn that you are stronger now.
Report
Just know that there are people out there who are there for you even thru the darkest days and also the positive thing I was say is you are good enough and you got this and keep moving forward
Report
I find my hope in my children and my happiness now that I am free of him.
Report
You deserve love, kindness, honesty, and security. You really really do. There are good and loving people in the world. I am so grateful for my life now.
Report
I don't know you, but I know that you are probably hurting. I am hurting too. I hope you find peace.
Report
I am Name I was raped when I was 12 and when I was 14 by people I do not know and I got STIS and had major depression afterwards and I started self harming and I was having sex alot because it wanted more sex and I got addicted to sex I wa not able to be in a relationship I would only want hooks up and I didn't love my body and I hated my self but I learnt that I did do anything wrong and my rape doesn't define but defines the character of my rapist and anyone who is going through what I went through I just want say it was not your fault.
Dear reader, this story contains language of self-harm that some may find triggering or discomforting.
Report
“Every victim should have the opportunity to become a survivor,”
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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