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It gets easier to process with time. It never goes away but it does get smaller in my mind.
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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 is accepting all emotions that come along, face them, dont put them away, this will destroy you from the inside and the beautiful soul you are!
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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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You are worthy of unconditional love.
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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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Don’t give up. It’s difficult but you can go through this. It only takes time
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Happiness is you and your decision to be happy. I like this quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson "Don't be pushed by your problems. Be led by your dreams."
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Help is everywhere don't try to be scared to look for help to somebody you know you could give trust to.
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For me healing is something you should try to fix to yourself.
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This poem by Rupi Kaur captures the essence of healing "What is stronger than a human heart which shatters over and over and still lives"
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I know now that the abuse I went through was not normal and not acceptable and it gave me hope to know that future partners would never do that to me. I hope that if anything like this ever happened to me again, I will have the courage to speak up. There are bad people in the world, but there are a lot of good people too.
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Sometimes I believe we think healing is a destination. A place we just arrive and once we arrive there all our pain and sorrows just go away. I learned that healing is not linear. Some days feel like you can conquer the world and other days I feel like the world is conquering me. Healing doesn’t mean forgetting. It doesn’t mean not having any more feelings. It means that these feelings no longer take you out. It means actively working on changing the narrative that you have sold yourself for so long. Believing that you are worthy of all good things. Healing does not mean that we just get over it. There are some things that you just never truly “get over”. But I promised myself that I will love my body, mind, and soul. I will no longer let those boys take any more from me. I will not let my story define me. I am not what happened to me. That is the beauty of healing. Allowing yourself to feel and finding strength in sharing your truth. It is our stories to tell and nobody else’s.
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What do you do when you are in love? How do you take care of each other? How do you give assurance that they are the best that you have? and that how do you not rest in love? I suffer depression. And having the thought of dying would solve and finish all the emotions that is drowning me. Just because I am begging for love. I am begging because I thought when I give love, they offer me love too. Love is an amazing feeling you can do while living. You get inspire to work everyday because of that person. You are motivated and eager to accomplish things because you know that's what makes him happy. You spoil him your love, effort and time. You pray for him and made promises and plans, but it was just a fairytale that both of you created. Well, it was 'both of us' at first until it is 'I' alone and leaving me dumbfounded. ..... and here I am today, still thinking what did I do? How did I not have a reason to walkaway first? and how did he not have a reason to stay?
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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
Report
You are worthy of unconditional love.
Dear reader, the following message contains explicit use of homophobic, racist, sexist, or other derogatory language that may be distressing and offensive.
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
For me healing is something you should try to fix to yourself.
Report
This poem by Rupi Kaur captures the essence of healing "What is stronger than a human heart which shatters over and over and still lives"
Report
I know now that the abuse I went through was not normal and not acceptable and it gave me hope to know that future partners would never do that to me. I hope that if anything like this ever happened to me again, I will have the courage to speak up. There are bad people in the world, but there are a lot of good people too.
Report
What do you do when you are in love? How do you take care of each other? How do you give assurance that they are the best that you have? and that how do you not rest in love? I suffer depression. And having the thought of dying would solve and finish all the emotions that is drowning me. Just because I am begging for love. I am begging because I thought when I give love, they offer me love too. Love is an amazing feeling you can do while living. You get inspire to work everyday because of that person. You are motivated and eager to accomplish things because you know that's what makes him happy. You spoil him your love, effort and time. You pray for him and made promises and plans, but it was just a fairytale that both of you created. Well, it was 'both of us' at first until it is 'I' alone and leaving me dumbfounded. ..... and here I am today, still thinking what did I do? How did I not have a reason to walkaway first? and how did he not have a reason to stay?
Dear reader, this story contains language of self-harm that some may find triggering or discomforting.
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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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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
Help is everywhere don't try to be scared to look for help to somebody you know you could give trust to.
Report
Healing is accepting all emotions that come along, face them, dont put them away, this will destroy you from the inside and the beautiful soul you are!
Report
Don’t give up. It’s difficult but you can go through this. It only takes time
Report
Happiness is you and your decision to be happy. I like this quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson "Don't be pushed by your problems. Be led by your dreams."
Report
Sometimes I believe we think healing is a destination. A place we just arrive and once we arrive there all our pain and sorrows just go away. I learned that healing is not linear. Some days feel like you can conquer the world and other days I feel like the world is conquering me. Healing doesn’t mean forgetting. It doesn’t mean not having any more feelings. It means that these feelings no longer take you out. It means actively working on changing the narrative that you have sold yourself for so long. Believing that you are worthy of all good things. Healing does not mean that we just get over it. There are some things that you just never truly “get over”. But I promised myself that I will love my body, mind, and soul. I will no longer let those boys take any more from me. I will not let my story define me. I am not what happened to me. That is the beauty of healing. Allowing yourself to feel and finding strength in sharing your truth. It is our stories to tell and nobody else’s.
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.
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