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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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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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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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My message to others is that even if you are not believed by those closest to you, or worse, even if you are believed but they just do not care about you - do not let that deter you from sharing your lived experience. Another person in the world will be strengthened by your story.
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You don't have to have it all figured out to move forward. It's okay to not be okay - things will get better.
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Dear reader, the following story contains explicit use of homophobic, racist, sexist, or other derogatory language that may be distressing and offensive.
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Yes, I believe healing has occurred when I am able to live fully in the present, and not in the past and being tethered still to those who abused me.
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I wish when I was younger I understand the value of healing. Instead, I tried to persevere and suppress only to find myself in a toxic relationship trying to do my best for my children. Healing means, finding my normal.
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Healing means the process of discovering that I am worthy of respect. That I'm competent. That I have nothing to be ashamed of.
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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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I would love to share my story with another parent. You never know who you can trust. It may be a neighbor, a relative or anyone. For your child to confide in you, there must be a trust. Knowing you would be heard and knowing you need help and wouldn't be one to be punished.
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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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Healing is owning your story, it’s allowing yourself to process what has happened.
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Hope is a good thing I kept my faith and hoped for a change and it happened
Dear reader, this message contains language of self-harm that some may find triggering or discomforting.
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Healing means moving past terrible things that happen to us and talking about it , processing how we feel and finding a path forward
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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.
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
Healing means the process of discovering that I am worthy of respect. That I'm competent. That I have nothing to be ashamed of.
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
Hope is a good thing I kept my faith and hoped for a change and it happened
Dear reader, this message contains language of self-harm that some may find triggering or discomforting.
Report
Healing means moving past terrible things that happen to us and talking about it , processing how we feel and finding a path forward
Report
No Sexual Abuse Survivor should ever be silenced and no institution hiding perpetrators or any sexual predators should ever be protected!
Report
You don't have to have it all figured out to move forward. It's okay to not be okay - things will get better.
Report
I wish when I was younger I understand the value of healing. Instead, I tried to persevere and suppress only to find myself in a toxic relationship trying to do my best for my children. Healing means, finding my normal.
Report
Healing is owning your story, it’s allowing yourself to process what has happened.
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
My message to others is that even if you are not believed by those closest to you, or worse, even if you are believed but they just do not care about you - do not let that deter you from sharing your lived experience. Another person in the world will be strengthened by your story.
Report

Dear reader, the following story contains explicit use of homophobic, racist, sexist, or other derogatory language that may be distressing and offensive.
Report
Yes, I believe healing has occurred when I am able to live fully in the present, and not in the past and being tethered still to those who abused me.
Report
I would love to share my story with another parent. You never know who you can trust. It may be a neighbor, a relative or anyone. For your child to confide in you, there must be a trust. Knowing you would be heard and knowing you need help and wouldn't be one to be punished.
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
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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.