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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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Move your bodies in ways that feel good to you as much as you can. It helps us release
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Survival. accept and accepted myself as an asexual which is my nature I realized at 50 years old
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Inner peace. Healing. But most of all: Justice. He does NOT deserve to get away with this.
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Healing means everything to me- And honestly you are healing every single day!! every single day!! little by little.
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There is hope in survivors coming together to share their stories and offer each other support, encouragement and understanding. We are stronger together.
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You are going to be okay, recovery and healing is a long painful road. But you are still here and you are still fighting, talk to someone. You are not alone and you are loved.
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Healing means peace. Healing means acceptance. Healing means you don't have to prove yourself in order to be loved.
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Healing is a journey full of twists and turns that help you unlearn and relearn who you are.
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I just want to remember my childhood. I want to remember what I went through and how to heal through that. Healing would help me so much.
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Never, ever feel like you need to be silent about your story. When you are comfortable, tell loved ones and seek resources to help you get through the situation.
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I’m able to get out of bed, laugh with my friends, achieve great things and carry on with my life, when all of that felt impossible at one point.
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It's not your fault. I used to think after the amount of times it had happened to me, it must be me. I must give off energy that makes men want to control and do this to me. It turns out, there are just so many people who want full contol and domination over others. It's not our fault.
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Self compassion and self love are crucial. Not pushing myself . Doing what I to do - not what I think I should do. I am privileged to be able to access excellent therapeutic support which has been life changing.
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To me Healing means working through the darkest parts of yourself and coming out stronger on the other side.
Dear reader, this message 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.
Move your bodies in ways that feel good to you as much as you can. It helps us release
Report
There is hope in survivors coming together to share their stories and offer each other support, encouragement and understanding. We are stronger together.
Report
I just want to remember my childhood. I want to remember what I went through and how to heal through that. Healing would help me so much.
Report
Never, ever feel like you need to be silent about your story. When you are comfortable, tell loved ones and seek resources to help you get through the situation.
Report
To me Healing means working through the darkest parts of yourself and coming out stronger on the other side.
Dear reader, this message contains language of self-harm that some may find triggering or discomforting.
Report
No Sexual Abuse Survivor should ever be silenced and no institution hiding perpetrators or any sexual predators should ever be protected!
Report
Healing means everything to me- And honestly you are healing every single day!! every single day!! little by little.
Report
Healing is a journey full of twists and turns that help you unlearn and relearn who you are.
Report
Self compassion and self love are crucial. Not pushing myself . Doing what I to do - not what I think I should do. I am privileged to be able to access excellent therapeutic support which has been life changing.
Report
Survival. accept and accepted myself as an asexual which is my nature I realized at 50 years old
Report
Inner peace. Healing. But most of all: Justice. He does NOT deserve to get away with this.
Report
You are going to be okay, recovery and healing is a long painful road. But you are still here and you are still fighting, talk to someone. You are not alone and you are loved.
Report
Healing means peace. Healing means acceptance. Healing means you don't have to prove yourself in order to be loved.
Report
I’m able to get out of bed, laugh with my friends, achieve great things and carry on with my life, when all of that felt impossible at one point.
Report
It's not your fault. I used to think after the amount of times it had happened to me, it must be me. I must give off energy that makes men want to control and do this to me. It turns out, there are just so many people who want full contol and domination over others. It's not our fault.
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.