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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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Healing takes time. It doesn’t take a day, a week, or a month. It takes years and years to heal after being treated like shit.
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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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Healing doesn’t mean forgetting, it means accepting and moving forward. For now I can’t accept, but I hope if I manage to get therapy, I will.
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I have to be hopeful that one day it will all be over. But I need to act.
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I was with a man i thought was my forever he turned abusive 1 year in we were together for 11 years before I got out I had 3 kids with him and kept telling my self it was my falut he was verbal physical mental and sexual abusive
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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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Hope will kill you, hope is a cruel lie they give to people when the truth is to unmarriable.
Dear reader, this message contains language of self-harm that some may find triggering or discomforting.
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You deserve so much better & I hope you heal and get everything you want out of your life. 🫶
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The only way is through and some hours will be harder than others. Stand your ground and keep your faith. It WILL pass.
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You are never alone. You deserve nothing but love, respect, and support. It gets better, even if you can't see the light right now. There is so much more left in store for you, and you will always have an army in your corner.
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It is okay to take time out to cry, in the shower. It is okay to pray, when no one is looking. It is okay to smile, when someone gives you a compliment. It is okay to look in the mirror and say, I'm beautiful. It is okay to leave when you have said, enough is enough.
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I would love to be able to move on. Ever since what happened I haven’t been able to put myself out there for someone to date again. I am too scared that something like that will happen again
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What healing means to me well I've been doing a lot of coping skills like going hiking and cooking it keeps my mind busy
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it means to me that i dont have to live with this dark cloud of shame hanging over my head anymore
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You are not alone do not hesitate to tell a friend or someone do not be afraid to reach out for help if you need it always remember that it will get better and you have many people who will help guide you and lift you up. Do not forget to put yourself first and do things for you that will better your environment and life.
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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.
Help is everywhere don't try to be scared to look for help to somebody you know you could give trust to.
Report
Healing doesn’t mean forgetting, it means accepting and moving forward. For now I can’t accept, but I hope if I manage to get therapy, I will.
Report
I was with a man i thought was my forever he turned abusive 1 year in we were together for 11 years before I got out I had 3 kids with him and kept telling my self it was my falut he was verbal physical mental and sexual abusive
Report
You deserve so much better & I hope you heal and get everything you want out of your life. 🫶
Report
The only way is through and some hours will be harder than others. Stand your ground and keep your faith. It WILL pass.
Report
It is okay to take time out to cry, in the shower. It is okay to pray, when no one is looking. It is okay to smile, when someone gives you a compliment. It is okay to look in the mirror and say, I'm beautiful. It is okay to leave when you have said, enough is enough.
Report
I would love to be able to move on. Ever since what happened I haven’t been able to put myself out there for someone to date again. I am too scared that something like that will happen again
Report
You are not alone do not hesitate to tell a friend or someone do not be afraid to reach out for help if you need it always remember that it will get better and you have many people who will help guide you and lift you up. Do not forget to put yourself first and do things for you that will better your environment and life.
Report
Healing takes time. It doesn’t take a day, a week, or a month. It takes years and years to heal after being treated like shit.
Report
Hope will kill you, hope is a cruel lie they give to people when the truth is to unmarriable.
Dear reader, this message contains language of self-harm that some may find triggering or discomforting.
Report
it means to me that i dont have to live with this dark cloud of shame hanging over my head anymore
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
I have to be hopeful that one day it will all be over. But I need to act.
Report
having family and friends as well as two cats around that love you and dont judge you because of this.
Report
You are never alone. You deserve nothing but love, respect, and support. It gets better, even if you can't see the light right now. There is so much more left in store for you, and you will always have an army in your corner.
Report
What healing means to me well I've been doing a lot of coping skills like going hiking and cooking it keeps my mind busy
Report
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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.