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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 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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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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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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Inner peace. Healing. But most of all: Justice. He does NOT deserve to get away with this.
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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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You are not alone. It is NEVER your fault. Whoever did this to you is a scumbag and a sorry excuse for a human. Whatever you did to survive is not your fault- you survived. And I am glad for that. Sending love and healing
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I thought he was my freind until I told him about my sa and he made”jokes about it” eventually put his hands on me and drug me out my dorm room
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I promise you aren't alone. It may feel it when you are in the darkest times or carry all the shame and guilt. Just let it go, the stress and physical pain you carry is not worth what hurt you in the first place. When you keep hurting from someone else, you put the power back into their hands. Take control.
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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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Ideally, justice. Of course, the next steps are seeking therapy and medication if needed -- both of which are important to help learn to regulate.
Dear reader, this message contains language of self-harm that some may find triggering or discomforting.
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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 is not your fault. You are strong and capable. Love does not hurt.
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I don't know if this was classified as something, but when I was about 10 years old, my sister asked me, begged me to please have sex with her. I wasn't sure, but in the end I did it. Does this count as something?
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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.
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
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
You are not alone. It is NEVER your fault. Whoever did this to you is a scumbag and a sorry excuse for a human. Whatever you did to survive is not your fault- you survived. And I am glad for that. Sending love and healing
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.
Report
Inner peace. Healing. But most of all: Justice. He does NOT deserve to get away with this.
Report
I promise you aren't alone. It may feel it when you are in the darkest times or carry all the shame and guilt. Just let it go, the stress and physical pain you carry is not worth what hurt you in the first place. When you keep hurting from someone else, you put the power back into their hands. Take control.
Report
It is not your fault. You are strong and capable. Love does not hurt.
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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.
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
I thought he was my freind until I told him about my sa and he made”jokes about it” eventually put his hands on me and drug me out my dorm room
Report
Ideally, justice. Of course, the next steps are seeking therapy and medication if needed -- both of which are important to help learn to regulate.
Dear reader, this message contains language of self-harm that some may find triggering or discomforting.
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.
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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.