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Message to a Survivor
I cannot say that I am better. I cannot say that I have healed…but I’d like for anyone reading this to know that it’s gonna hurt like hell to face what happened to you, but pain doesn’t last forever and you can always find solace and peace in yourself. Being angry and sad and fucking disgusted is okay. You let yourself feel it. But don’t ever take it out on yourself or the people who love you.
Message of Healing
Healing means getting away. I cannot heal in the same environment I was hurt in. I cannot heal around the same people who refused to protect me.
When I was a kid, my grandpa would touch me in my sleep. He would often do it while I was sleeping in the same bed as my grandmother. I can’t remember when it started or when I finally managed to tell my mother. I think that the things he did to me have affected my memory and I can no longer remember my childhood unless it’s in vague pictures or memories. I do however, remember how my mother and grandmother both decided to tell me to just stay away from him. They never called the police…or got me help…or even held him accountable. I had to live in the same house as him until he finally died when I was 13.
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