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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You are still here despite everything. You are the strongest, most resilient person. Keep going, the pain may never go away, but it will fade with time, I promise you that.
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There's always more fight left in you. Hope is your guidance. You are not alone, it's never too late and you will be believed!
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I know now that the abuse I went through was not normal and not acceptable and it gave me hope to know that future partners would never do that to me. I hope that if anything like this ever happened to me again, I will have the courage to speak up. There are bad people in the world, but there are a lot of good people too.
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It’s never easy, but you learn to be okay again. Trust the process.
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Healing to me is being kind to yourself and allow yourself to have those hard days, allow your heart to love yourself because you are pretty amazing. For me art was my way to express those feelings even though I was not good at it, I just let it be and kept going.
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You did nothing wrong. You will be okay. Seek help and talk to someone.
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It does get better. It doesn’t mean it will happen again. There is still love and joy in the world, even after it all. It just might take time to see it.
Dear reader, this message contains language of self-harm that some may find triggering or discomforting.
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Sexual assault is a spectrum. I think as young women we laugh off so much - bring catcalled from 12 or 13, being groped in clubs, mocked for pushing a guy off who won’t keep his hands of you. I’m so glad there is this space to share our stories <3
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Healing to me is finding courage to know who you are, and not letting your trauma get the better of you. everything that went wrong in my life made me who I am today. I am stronger because of my pain. And no one can take that away from me.
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Healing for me was learning to love myself again. I had felt worthless. It is being comfortable in myself. It is knowing what a healthy relationship is and knowing that the abuse i suffered was not my fault.
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You've got this! You are unbelievably strong and you are not alone!
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Healing has happened in many forms for me. I have used professional resources, creatively expressed myself through healing.
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Healing to me means realising it was never about me . Its about dominance and control . Its the realisation these people are cowards and predators who prey on the vulnerable of society.
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Sharing and seeking help will do more good for you than you’ll see or feel for a long time. People are genuinely here to help, you’ll be surprised who has similar stories.
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It’s never easy, but you learn to be okay again. Trust the process.
Report
Healing to me is being kind to yourself and allow yourself to have those hard days, allow your heart to love yourself because you are pretty amazing. For me art was my way to express those feelings even though I was not good at it, I just let it be and kept going.
Report
Sexual assault is a spectrum. I think as young women we laugh off so much - bring catcalled from 12 or 13, being groped in clubs, mocked for pushing a guy off who won’t keep his hands of you. I’m so glad there is this space to share our stories <3
Report
Healing to me is finding courage to know who you are, and not letting your trauma get the better of you. everything that went wrong in my life made me who I am today. I am stronger because of my pain. And no one can take that away from me.
Report
Healing has happened in many forms for me. I have used professional resources, creatively expressed myself through healing.
Report
You are still here despite everything. You are the strongest, most resilient person. Keep going, the pain may never go away, but it will fade with time, I promise you that.
Report
I know now that the abuse I went through was not normal and not acceptable and it gave me hope to know that future partners would never do that to me. I hope that if anything like this ever happened to me again, I will have the courage to speak up. There are bad people in the world, but there are a lot of good people too.
Report
You've got this! You are unbelievably strong and you are not alone!
Report
There's always more fight left in you. Hope is your guidance. You are not alone, it's never too late and you will be believed!
Report
You did nothing wrong. You will be okay. Seek help and talk to someone.
Report
It does get better. It doesn’t mean it will happen again. There is still love and joy in the world, even after it all. It just might take time to see it.
Dear reader, this message contains language of self-harm that some may find triggering or discomforting.
Report
Healing for me was learning to love myself again. I had felt worthless. It is being comfortable in myself. It is knowing what a healthy relationship is and knowing that the abuse i suffered was not my fault.
Report
Sharing and seeking help will do more good for you than you’ll see or feel for a long time. People are genuinely here to help, you’ll be surprised who has similar stories.
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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