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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've gotten over the fact that it happened, it was in the past several years ago, I don't think about it or cry about it anymore, the only thing that happens to me is that it makes me angry to know that it could have been avoided but it's over now.
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As someone who is in the process of court hearings due to rape and sexual assault. It would be nice to find support and speak to others who are in similar situations.
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You are stronger than you think you are. You are more resilient and tenacious than you could ever imagine. You are your own hero and will be the queen of your own destiny. Never give up... and remember self love and self care are the foundation of self preservation.
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Healing is taking control of the part of your story that you previously thought you had little control over. The beginning of middle of your story isn’t the finished product!
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Healing is having self-love, self-compassion, and knowing your worth.
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What happened was not your fault. You deserve to be speak and be heard.
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Finding peace within myself & discovering who I truly am and not being a shell of myself out of fear.
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“Every victim should have the opportunity to become a survivor,”
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Healing is a very simple word for a very complex process. Be gentle with letting the fog lift, and letting the light shine on what you tried to hide. It's worth it to come out on the other side a changed person. A healthy, boundary setting, healed version of yourself that deserves the world.
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Congratulations Elizabeth on all your Dedication and Commitment to passing Trey’s Law!! Officially in Effect in Texas today!! 🙌🎉💯 You are Honoring Trey with Legacy and Love! ❤️🩹❤️🩹
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Healing means not denying what happened to you but accepting it as part of your story and how you can grow and become stronger from it, not frozen by it.
Dear reader, this message contains language of self-harm that some may find triggering or discomforting.
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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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Do not forget about your community. Don't forget about the way that the people around you that love you can help you.
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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.
You are stronger than you think you are. You are more resilient and tenacious than you could ever imagine. You are your own hero and will be the queen of your own destiny. Never give up... and remember self love and self care are the foundation of self preservation.
Report
What happened was not your fault. You deserve to be speak and be heard.
Report
Healing is a very simple word for a very complex process. Be gentle with letting the fog lift, and letting the light shine on what you tried to hide. It's worth it to come out on the other side a changed person. A healthy, boundary setting, healed version of yourself that deserves the world.
Report
Congratulations Elizabeth on all your Dedication and Commitment to passing Trey’s Law!! Officially in Effect in Texas today!! 🙌🎉💯 You are Honoring Trey with Legacy and Love! ❤️🩹❤️🩹
Report
Do not forget about your community. Don't forget about the way that the people around you that love you can help you.
Report
As someone who is in the process of court hearings due to rape and sexual assault. It would be nice to find support and speak to others who are in similar situations.
Report
Healing is having self-love, self-compassion, and knowing your worth.
Report
“Every victim should have the opportunity to become a survivor,”
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
I've gotten over the fact that it happened, it was in the past several years ago, I don't think about it or cry about it anymore, the only thing that happens to me is that it makes me angry to know that it could have been avoided but it's over now.
Report
Healing is taking control of the part of your story that you previously thought you had little control over. The beginning of middle of your story isn’t the finished product!
Report
Finding peace within myself & discovering who I truly am and not being a shell of myself out of fear.
Report
Healing means not denying what happened to you but accepting it as part of your story and how you can grow and become stronger from it, not frozen by it.
Dear reader, this message 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.