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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.
I thought he was my freind until I told him about my sa and he made”jokes about it” eventually put his hands on me and drug me out my dorm room
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You are stronger than you think you are. You are more resilient and tenacious than you could ever imagine. You are your own hero and will be the queen of your own destiny. Never give up... and remember self love and self care are the foundation of self preservation.
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Help is everywhere don't try to be scared to look for help to somebody you know you could give trust to.
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having family and friends as well as two cats around that love you and dont judge you because of this.
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Finding peace within myself & discovering who I truly am and not being a shell of myself out of fear.
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Healing isn't always linear, there are ups and downs to every healing process. Just remind yourself that you didn't ask for that and it wasn't your fault.
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I never thought one could be truly free of addiction, emotional torment, and past trauma. It starts with the willingness to take small risks. Opening up to a friend. Attending a support group. Finding a counselor. Writing in a journal. Self-care. Simply getting out of bed in the morning.
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“Every victim should have the opportunity to become a survivor,”
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It is not your fault. You did not ask for your story. Intoxicated or sober, none of it is okay. Do not stay silent anymore. You are not alone.
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To any survivors, I believe you. I see you. I hear you. I stand with you. You are strong. You are not dirty. It was not your fault. You are not alone.
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Every day is a new day, and a new chance to make yourself better.
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Don’t give up. It’s difficult but you can go through this. It only takes time
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I hope that sharing my story will help others to realize we all have broken places, but we are not broken. Since that day in 2007, I became the CEO of my own company, ideated patents and healed.
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I haven't healed yet, as the police who killed my mother harass us and the school allows my daughter to be bullied because she's not white and her mom is me. I refuse to kill myself even though I'm almost jealous of my mother, my children watched me brought to my knees after the moral injury hurt so much more than the black eyes and the aching thighs, my children will watch me heal one day, if only someone could tell me.
Dear reader, this message contains language of self-harm that some may find triggering or discomforting.
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Healing is a long process, like a ball of yarn that can get tangled here and there. But it is so worth it. My friends and family can smile knowing that I'm dancing in my kitchen at midnight, cooking and listening to my favorite songs with the biggest smile on my face. There is hope, please know that.
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Healing for me is being able to feel alive and well that all ican say right now .
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I believe you need hope to live. Without hope what do we have? To me hope is yearning for something better. Without hope my existence is pain.
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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.
having family and friends as well as two cats around that love you and dont judge you because of this.
Report
Finding peace within myself & discovering who I truly am and not being a shell of myself out of fear.
Report
It is not your fault. You did not ask for your story. Intoxicated or sober, none of it is okay. Do not stay silent anymore. You are not alone.
Report
I hope that sharing my story will help others to realize we all have broken places, but we are not broken. Since that day in 2007, I became the CEO of my own company, ideated patents and healed.
Report
I believe you need hope to live. Without hope what do we have? To me hope is yearning for something better. Without hope my existence is pain.
Report
Help is everywhere don't try to be scared to look for help to somebody you know you could give trust to.
Report
“Every victim should have the opportunity to become a survivor,”
Report
Don’t give up. It’s difficult but you can go through this. It only takes time
Report
Healing for me is being able to feel alive and well that all ican say right now .
Report
I thought he was my freind until I told him about my sa and he made”jokes about it” eventually put his hands on me and drug me out my dorm room
Report
You are stronger than you think you are. You are more resilient and tenacious than you could ever imagine. You are your own hero and will be the queen of your own destiny. Never give up... and remember self love and self care are the foundation of self preservation.
Report
Healing isn't always linear, there are ups and downs to every healing process. Just remind yourself that you didn't ask for that and it wasn't your fault.
Report
I never thought one could be truly free of addiction, emotional torment, and past trauma. It starts with the willingness to take small risks. Opening up to a friend. Attending a support group. Finding a counselor. Writing in a journal. Self-care. Simply getting out of bed in the morning.
Report
To any survivors, I believe you. I see you. I hear you. I stand with you. You are strong. You are not dirty. It was not your fault. You are not alone.
Report
Every day is a new day, and a new chance to make yourself better.
Report
I haven't healed yet, as the police who killed my mother harass us and the school allows my daughter to be bullied because she's not white and her mom is me. I refuse to kill myself even though I'm almost jealous of my mother, my children watched me brought to my knees after the moral injury hurt so much more than the black eyes and the aching thighs, my children will watch me heal one day, if only someone could tell me.
Dear reader, this message contains language of self-harm that some may find triggering or discomforting.
Report
Healing is a long process, like a ball of yarn that can get tangled here and there. But it is so worth it. My friends and family can smile knowing that I'm dancing in my kitchen at midnight, cooking and listening to my favorite songs with the biggest smile on my face. There is hope, please know that.
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Grounding activity
Find a comfortable place to sit. Gently close your eyes and take a couple of deep breaths - in through your nose (count to 3), out through your mouth (count of 3). Now open your eyes and look around you. Name the following out loud:
5 – things you can see (you can look within the room and out of the window)
4 – things you can feel (what is in front of you that you can touch?)
3 – things you can hear
2 – things you can smell
1 – thing you like about yourself.
Take a deep breath to end.
From where you are sitting, look around for things that have a texture or are nice or interesting to look at.
Hold an object in your hand and bring your full focus to it. Look at where shadows fall on parts of it or maybe where there are shapes that form within the object. Feel how heavy or light it is in your hand and what the surface texture feels like under your fingers (This can also be done with a pet if you have one).
Take a deep breath to end.
Ask yourself the following questions and answer them out loud:
1. Where am I?
2. What day of the week is today?
3. What is today’s date?
4. What is the current month?
5. What is the current year?
6. How old am I?
7. What season is it?
Take a deep breath to end.
Put your right hand palm down on your left shoulder. Put your left hand palm down on your right shoulder. Choose a sentence that will strengthen you. For example: “I am powerful.” Say the sentence out loud first and pat your right hand on your left shoulder, then your left hand on your right shoulder.
Alternate the patting. Do ten pats altogether, five on each side, each time repeating your sentences aloud.
Take a deep breath to end.
Cross your arms in front of you and draw them towards your chest. With your right hand, hold your left upper arm. With your left hand, hold your right upper arm. Squeeze gently, and pull your arms inwards. Hold the squeeze for a little while, finding the right amount of squeeze for you in this moment. Hold the tension and release. Then squeeze for a little while again and release. Stay like that for a moment.
Take a deep breath to end.