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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.
Hello. I am a woman and a survivor of prolonged childhood rape by a very close relative. He was someone very loved by the rest of the family, someone who was "loving" with me, and that's why when everything came to light, almost no one believed me. I wasn't the only victim, and yet they still treat him as if he were untouchable. That scarred me deeply. Today I am a mother. I love my children deeply and I am very protective. But for some time now, I've been having intrusive thoughts that fill me with fear and disgust. They aren't desires; I don't want to hurt them, on the contrary: just thinking about it distresses me. It's harder with my daughters, even when bathing them, and that makes me question myself and feel guilty. I never crossed any boundaries, nor would I, but my mind sometimes attacks me with the "what if?" I would like to know if anyone else has experienced something similar: this fear of becoming what I suffered. Thank you for reading.
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Learning to live without wanting to kill myself
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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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OMG, where do I begin? I have been raped multiple times. I later facilitated the Me Too Monologues. I have written my own stories and am writing a memoir about my experiences.
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So very thankful you have set this up! What a great way to know for us to know we're not alone. That what happened matters. And our stories are important. We hear you survivor!
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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 deserve so much better & I hope you heal and get everything you want out of your life. 🫶
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I found someone amazing. In places I didn’t expect. I found my peace. Chase your peace.
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I believe you. What’s happening to you is not your fault and you don’t have to live like this.
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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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Lean on other people and to just keep on doing the little, smaller actions of wellness. Overtime, it will get better.
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To those who didn't receive praise: As many of you may know, the world is broken. And we, the survivors, are suffering.
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Recovery and healing are possible, yet the wounds are always there. It's what I do with I do with my past that matters. I use it as compost to nurture the fertile garden of who I am now and who I am becoming.
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Healing means finding safety and peace. At the moment, I haven’t been able to secure safety. Reaching out to this site and consulting with you are the only steps I’ve managed to take so far. I hope for support and understanding to help me recover from my trauma and reclaim my life.
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Healing means to finally understand why I allowed the abuse, to realize no one should be able to hurt you in any form of abuse no matter what the situation, to learn to love and value my whole self and to truly forgive so I don't have darkness in my heart.
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You are not alone. You are worthy. You will survive. You will heal. You will find your peace. It is not your fault.
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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!
Report
You deserve so much better & I hope you heal and get everything you want out of your life. 🫶
Report
I found someone amazing. In places I didn’t expect. I found my peace. Chase your peace.
Report
Lean on other people and to just keep on doing the little, smaller actions of wellness. Overtime, it will get better.
Report
To those who didn't receive praise: As many of you may know, the world is broken. And we, the survivors, are suffering.
Report
Healing means to finally understand why I allowed the abuse, to realize no one should be able to hurt you in any form of abuse no matter what the situation, to learn to love and value my whole self and to truly forgive so I don't have darkness in my heart.
Report
You are not alone. You are worthy. You will survive. You will heal. You will find your peace. It is not your fault.
Report
Hello. I am a woman and a survivor of prolonged childhood rape by a very close relative. He was someone very loved by the rest of the family, someone who was "loving" with me, and that's why when everything came to light, almost no one believed me. I wasn't the only victim, and yet they still treat him as if he were untouchable. That scarred me deeply. Today I am a mother. I love my children deeply and I am very protective. But for some time now, I've been having intrusive thoughts that fill me with fear and disgust. They aren't desires; I don't want to hurt them, on the contrary: just thinking about it distresses me. It's harder with my daughters, even when bathing them, and that makes me question myself and feel guilty. I never crossed any boundaries, nor would I, but my mind sometimes attacks me with the "what if?" I would like to know if anyone else has experienced something similar: this fear of becoming what I suffered. Thank you for reading.
Dear reader, this story 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
Healing means finding safety and peace. At the moment, I haven’t been able to secure safety. Reaching out to this site and consulting with you are the only steps I’ve managed to take so far. I hope for support and understanding to help me recover from my trauma and reclaim my life.
Report
Learning to live without wanting to kill myself
Dear reader, this message contains language of self-harm that some may find triggering or discomforting.
Report
OMG, where do I begin? I have been raped multiple times. I later facilitated the Me Too Monologues. I have written my own stories and am writing a memoir about my experiences.
Report
So very thankful you have set this up! What a great way to know for us to know we're not alone. That what happened matters. And our stories are important. We hear you survivor!
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
I believe you. What’s happening to you is not your fault and you don’t have to live like this.
Report
Recovery and healing are possible, yet the wounds are always there. It's what I do with I do with my past that matters. I use it as compost to nurture the fertile garden of who I am now and who I am becoming.
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.