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I have journaled about hope so many times. I know peace exists, because I’ve felt it. There are bits of my life that have had peace. And that’s what’s keeping me going really. I have the biggest hope and knowing that I can live a life with peace and love at ALL times
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Healing for us means love dissolving fear. Breathing freely. Feeling light-hearted. Being able to sit or lie with ease, no restlessness. Pleasant dreams. Appetite. Living instead of merely surviving. Loving people and growing close with them. --- Ah, too much, gotta end this. LOVE. Healing is LOVE.
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To anyone, who find themselves in the waves of ambiguouity. Not knowing what to call what happened to them and feel like a fraud for admitting it. You are seen. You are not crazy. Your story is your own.
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It gets easier to process with time. It never goes away but it does get smaller in my mind.
Dear reader, this message contains language of self-harm that some may find triggering or discomforting.
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Whatever it is your facing you are not alone there is millions of us so have hope that it will one day get better
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Healing means continuing to live my life despite what had happened to me.
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let it go… let it go… let it go… so you can find your real smile so you can find your real joy so you can find your light. i see you. i love you. love and light, survivor
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continuing to strive for healthy relationships. continuing to press forward and stay motivated to get the cognitive therapy i need. hold close the friends who care, who are supportive and understanding.
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Healing means touching those wounds of the past, feeling them fresh and new, knowing that only by recognizing them can we start the journey of becoming whole and independent. Sometimes it means saying, "Fuck you, that's not okay." Sometimes it means saying, "Fuck me, I'm not okay." It always means learning to say, "No, that's not okay."
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To any survivors, I believe you. I see you. I hear you. I stand with you. You are strong. You are not dirty. It was not your fault. You are not alone.
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Is it considered sexual abuse if I consented? I got sexted when I was 12 but I consented and wasn't forced. He was 17.
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Healing means forgiving the person you were before you knew what you know now.
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Healing is speaking about it. Healing is activity working to accept what happened to you because if you don’t it will make you sick forever.
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I don't know if it's possible to fully heal but it is possible to lead a more normal life again. It is possible to have a safe, healthy, loving relationship. It is possible to hold a job. It is possible to spend a good majority of your life not living in fear.
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Though I still struggle and some nights all if it keeps me up I know I am safe now. Ive moved far away from both abusers and have some to talk to when I get in my head
Dear reader, this message contains language of self-harm that some may find triggering or discomforting.
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Healing for us means love dissolving fear. Breathing freely. Feeling light-hearted. Being able to sit or lie with ease, no restlessness. Pleasant dreams. Appetite. Living instead of merely surviving. Loving people and growing close with them. --- Ah, too much, gotta end this. LOVE. Healing is LOVE.
Report
To anyone, who find themselves in the waves of ambiguouity. Not knowing what to call what happened to them and feel like a fraud for admitting it. You are seen. You are not crazy. Your story is your own.
Report
Whatever it is your facing you are not alone there is millions of us so have hope that it will one day get better
Report
continuing to strive for healthy relationships. continuing to press forward and stay motivated to get the cognitive therapy i need. hold close the friends who care, who are supportive and understanding.
Report
Healing means touching those wounds of the past, feeling them fresh and new, knowing that only by recognizing them can we start the journey of becoming whole and independent. Sometimes it means saying, "Fuck you, that's not okay." Sometimes it means saying, "Fuck me, I'm not okay." It always means learning to say, "No, that's not okay."
Report
Is it considered sexual abuse if I consented? I got sexted when I was 12 but I consented and wasn't forced. He was 17.
Report
Healing is speaking about it. Healing is activity working to accept what happened to you because if you don’t it will make you sick forever.
Report
I don't know if it's possible to fully heal but it is possible to lead a more normal life again. It is possible to have a safe, healthy, loving relationship. It is possible to hold a job. It is possible to spend a good majority of your life not living in fear.
Report
I have journaled about hope so many times. I know peace exists, because I’ve felt it. There are bits of my life that have had peace. And that’s what’s keeping me going really. I have the biggest hope and knowing that I can live a life with peace and love at ALL times
Report
It gets easier to process with time. It never goes away but it does get smaller in my mind.
Dear reader, this message contains language of self-harm that some may find triggering or discomforting.
Report
Healing means forgiving the person you were before you knew what you know now.
Report
Healing means continuing to live my life despite what had happened to me.
Report
let it go… let it go… let it go… so you can find your real smile so you can find your real joy so you can find your light. i see you. i love you. love and light, survivor
Report
To any survivors, I believe you. I see you. I hear you. I stand with you. You are strong. You are not dirty. It was not your fault. You are not alone.
Report
Though I still struggle and some nights all if it keeps me up I know I am safe now. Ive moved far away from both abusers and have some to talk to when I get in my head
Dear reader, this message contains language of self-harm that some may find triggering or discomforting.
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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