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if you need the reminder, you deserve to have a good life. your abuse and trauma did not make you into something who only deserves pain. please treat yourself kindly, even if it is not an act of healing. treating yourself well is an act of rebellion to your abuser. rebel, and live how you truly deserve <3
healing, to me, is finding love and safety in my body. it's treating myself with care and kindness, making up for what i was denied for so many years.
i've recently found out i truly was sexually abused as a child. i had a feeling for so long, but now i have memories. they hurt, a constant feeling of nausea and disgust stemming from them. but, i'm glad to know it was real. my abuse was real, and i don't have to wonder anymore. i'm still scared the memories are false, but i'm working through it. now i just have to take the next step towards healing. because while i was abused and hurt for so many years, i am not broken.
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