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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.
No Sexual Abuse Survivor should ever be silenced and no institution hiding perpetrators or any sexual predators should ever be protected!
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I think everyone's journey to healing is different. Personally it has been a endless amount learning and acceptance.
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Hope comes from late Old English hopa "confidence in the future,". I would reframe that to having confidence in yourself. HOPE can be dangerous and you can hope for change, hope for better but YOU ARE ENOUGH as you are and if you are hoping for better then believe you can do it. Be kind to yourself and put one foot in-front of the other.
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Don’t give up! Find what helps you to feel free. Whether it be writing, art, long walks in nature, a war room. Whatever the outlet, you are not the victim your abuser molded you to be. You are so much more! Through time you can discover who you are.
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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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To the survivor that's going through this healing journey & feels alone, Never stop living your life after what had happened to you & continue to chase your dreams & goals! 💌 -From one survivor to another 🫴🏽
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You are not alone. Sharing our experiences can be a powerful step towards healing. No matter how difficult it gets, remember that there is hope and support out there. Stay strong and take one day at a time.
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I would tell other survivors that they are loved and to receive that and to love themselves. I would also tell them that their story isn't over it is only beginning, they are now in charge and get to choose how it will continue. It is not their fault.
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For the longest time I felt I was drowning so I thought that was the way to get out of it. In 2020 I tried to end my life in my bathtub. From a young age my step brother has molested me till he turned 18 and moved out. I was 9 when it finally stopped. I thought that would be the end of it. When I was 20 and living on my own I invited a person who I thought was my friend over. He took advantage of the fact it was dark outside and I lived 45 minutes away from his house. I allowed him to stay the night. He found his way into my bed and started kissing me while I was trying to sleep. I kept telling him no but my body was so weak from lack of sleep I passed out. I woke up to him putting himself inside me. I was too tired to fight back. The next morning he texted me like nothing happened. I blocked him on everything. He made a new account to follow which I blocked as well. After the incident I went to work like nothing happened but I was struggling and later that night tried to take my life.
Dear reader, this story contains language of self-harm that some may find triggering or discomforting.
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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.
No Sexual Abuse Survivor should ever be silenced and no institution hiding perpetrators or any sexual predators should ever be protected!
Report
Hope comes from late Old English hopa "confidence in the future,". I would reframe that to having confidence in yourself. HOPE can be dangerous and you can hope for change, hope for better but YOU ARE ENOUGH as you are and if you are hoping for better then believe you can do it. Be kind to yourself and put one foot in-front of the other.
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
I think everyone's journey to healing is different. Personally it has been a endless amount learning and acceptance.
Report
Don’t give up! Find what helps you to feel free. Whether it be writing, art, long walks in nature, a war room. Whatever the outlet, you are not the victim your abuser molded you to be. You are so much more! Through time you can discover who you are.
Report
To the survivor that's going through this healing journey & feels alone, Never stop living your life after what had happened to you & continue to chase your dreams & goals! 💌 -From one survivor to another 🫴🏽
Report
You are not alone. Sharing our experiences can be a powerful step towards healing. No matter how difficult it gets, remember that there is hope and support out there. Stay strong and take one day at a time.
Report
For the longest time I felt I was drowning so I thought that was the way to get out of it. In 2020 I tried to end my life in my bathtub. From a young age my step brother has molested me till he turned 18 and moved out. I was 9 when it finally stopped. I thought that would be the end of it. When I was 20 and living on my own I invited a person who I thought was my friend over. He took advantage of the fact it was dark outside and I lived 45 minutes away from his house. I allowed him to stay the night. He found his way into my bed and started kissing me while I was trying to sleep. I kept telling him no but my body was so weak from lack of sleep I passed out. I woke up to him putting himself inside me. I was too tired to fight back. The next morning he texted me like nothing happened. I blocked him on everything. He made a new account to follow which I blocked as well. After the incident I went to work like nothing happened but I was struggling and later that night tried to take my life.
Dear reader, this story contains language of self-harm that some may find triggering or discomforting.
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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.