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Yo estaba...
Home
at Someone Else’s Home
at Work
in School / University
in a Bar / Restaurant
in the Military
at a Social Event
Traveling
in a Service Setting
in a Religious Setting
Incarcerated
in a Public Space
Online or in a Digital Space
Other
La persona que me hizo daño era un...
Stranger
Acquaintance
Non-Romantic Friend
Casual / First Date
Spouse
Romantic Partner
Ex-Partner
Family Member
Authority Figure
Colleague
Minor
Me identifico como...
Asian
Arab / Middle Eastern / North African
Black / African / Caribbean
Hispanic / Latino / Spanish
American Indian / Alaska Native
Two or More Races
Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander
White
Mi orientación sexual es...
LGBTQ+
Straight / Heterosexual
Lesbian / Gay
Bisexual
Pansexual
Queer
Asexual
Me identifico como...
a Man
a Woman
Transgender
Non-binary
Gender-fluid
Genderqueer
Me identifico como...
a Person with a physical disability
a Person who is neurodivergent
a Person who is deaf / hard of hearing
a Person who is blind or has a visual impairment
a Person with a speech or language impairment
a Person with an intellectual or developmental disability
an Immigrant
Yo era...
a Child
a Teenager
a Young Adult
an Adult
a Senior / Elderly Person
Cuando esto ocurrió, también experimenté...
Physical harm
Emotional abuse
Financial abuse
Human trafficking
Stalking
Verbal abuse
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Healing means not having this pain constantly on my mind. It means being able to be my authentic self. It means being able to love and laugh freely with the people who are important to me without fear of being hurt or rejected. Healing means letting go of the need to be perfect for everyone except myself.
It was the summer before 7th grade, I had been living with my biological dad, his wife, her daughter and my brother for about 2 years. Home life was not great, I continuously body shamed as I looked “like a woman” early in life, blamed for things that I had no control over and told by my stepmother that she wished I didn’t exist. By the time a “family friend” moved into the house in July that summer, I had been so broken down that I did not feel worthy of even the close on my back. It was 2 weeks before my birthday when my biological dad, s...
I am 3.5 years out of my 5 year abusive relationship. I am married to a man who takes great care of me. He allows me to express my emotions. He supports me and lifts me up. He has never made me feel less than. We have created an amazing life together. I have a family and support system again and a future I can look forward to. I never thought I would get here. You can too... I promise.
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To the survivor that's going through this healing journey & feels alone,
Never stop living your life after what had happened to you & continue to chase your dreams & goals! 💌
-From one survivor to another 🫴🏽
Healing means surrendering everything to God and allowing Jesus to come in and work every aspect of your life for your good and His glory. He is the only one who is able to completely and totally bring about redemption and healing. Jesus has changed my life in so many ways, and every day He continues to do so!
So there was this guy I was in a relationship with and I went to go visit him for a sleepover I didn’t really think much was going to happen that night since the relationship was still pretty new but unfortunately something did happen we were just sitting on the bed and we started kissing and it led to other things to him taking my pants off and trying to have sex with me which is something I wasn’t sure of I didn’t even know if I wanted to do it but he was already on top of me and I begged him to stop I told him I don’t want to do this anymor...
But I’ve also encountered many good things along the way. The women I’ve met have been very kind; they listen to me with warmth and offer comforting hugs, along with advice. Whenever I feel overwhelmed, I find solace in petting my cats. They are so adorable, soft, and affectionate, and being with them brings me a sense of peace.
I don’t think I will ever heal. I think about what happened everyday and get scared when older men come near me or even when my own family members touch me I can’t even stand my sisters leg touching mine it triggers me to go back and think to that night I just want to forget it all but I can’t I fear this will affect me for the rest of my life.
My husband has been and is my hope
Hope is just around the corner. My dad always tells me, “Don’t stop trying, you might be just about to reach your goal.” Life is a roller coaster right? Always remember that when there is bad, there will be good again.
I find my hope in my children and my happiness now that I am free of him.
I believe that one day, the world will wake up to survivors and will allow us to feel heard and respected. Rape will not be tolerated. We will create a culture where survivors can easily report, without fear, and feel supported.
I want to share my story with others in a domestic abuse situation. I wish to prevent 'family enilators' or abusers from harming another woman or child unnessecarily. I want to encourage positive outcomes despite encounters with yucky people.
Healing means being able to stop feeling broken and dirty. I want to feel whole and worthy of good and healthy love.
Don’t give up! Find what helps you to feel free. Whether it be writing, art, long walks in nature, a war room. Whatever the outlet, you are not the victim your abuser molded you to be. You are so much more! Through time you can discover who you are.
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No one should go through what I went through at the hands of my abuser. I found myself in a difficult situation after getting married to my ex-husband, who was and still is the title of one of the Magistrates Courts of that Country. I had a battered and traumatic experience all the 9 years of our marriage (experiences like having seven stitches done on my torn neck, being battered on a weekly basis with men’s leather belt and a big wooden cane made from tree he kept in his private room just for me; often times asked to go on my knees as an...
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There is always Hope. If I can do this so can you! You were born with purpose. There have been times I just wanted to give up.........what I want to saw to you is keep moving forward. I am here we are all here to help. We know each other and understand each other like no one else can. You don't just move on and forget it. You will move on with a testimony of the Hell you have been through. It is your story to tell and judgement has no place in my life nor yours. Take your time healing you will need it......you make not remember everyt...
If has been two years since I got out of my relationship and I don’t even recognize the person I am today. I am a fighter, I am strong, and there is light at the end of the tunnel. Look around and you will find DV survivors worldwide. There is a vast community of people willing to help and fight with you. You are important and your story with help others find a way too.
He was my friend. More than a friend — he was my brother. He knew what I'd been through, and he still tried to hurt me. He played it off like it was a joke, and now he's upset that I said I would never feel safe around him again. I don't feel safe in my own skin anymore.
I have found huge comfort in sharing my story with other survivors. More women go through these trauma’s than you think. We’re all just scared that we’re too broken, too much. But we are not. We were violated. We lost our freedom and rights. We were forced on in the most vulnerable of places. That doesn’t go away. Still a number years on from when I was raped the first time I still struggle to talk about it. a numberyears on from being sexually assaulted and I haven’t told anyone about it. I’ve gone to the Rape Crisis Centre countl...
Healing means loving my whole self.
I am the partner of someone with diagnosed bipolar. He is 52. Diagnosed and treated since his 20s. We were together for 3 years this month and I have stood by and supported him for 3 years. It has been a very difficult and rocky road. He was stable for many, many years and then triggered possibly by the sudden death of his mother and forced into several med changes. He then lost 2 jobs after having the same one for 20 years, crashed his car when manic and had a terrible gambling episode. This all happened in 2023- To name just a few of the inc...
Healing is accepting the things you cannot change. And trusting that God has you no matter what.
The only way is through and some hours will be harder than others. Stand your ground and keep your faith. It WILL pass.
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When your family life was full of abuse as a kid, it’s hard to know what a normal relationship should look like. Sometimes it’s even hard to know what normal friendships should look like. We get so attached to the idea that some people give us of themselves and we want to save them. We want to help them in ways we weren’t helped before. I believe in helping others but now I also believe in boundaries. You shouldn’t feel like that other persons survival depends on you even when they are harming you. Don’t waste your college years trying to conv...
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Don’t give up. It’s difficult but you can go through this. It only takes time
I was in a five year relationship with my daughters father he would beat me senseless choke me leave me with black eyes I got pregnant he would still hurt me once I had my daughter in year I left him I never got help or support from anyone because I kept quiet all this time I was scared or I thought no one was gonna believe me but now I’m happy I remarried had three beautiful daughters with my husband and I opened up to him and he supports me in everything he’s my rock I thank God that gave me strength to leave him
Hope means whatever you want it to, no one gets to define it but you.
For me, hope is knowing that I’m more than what happened to me, and I’m accomplishing more than my abuser ever will. Hope was moving out of the country and creating a family that would never intentionally hurt me. Hope is the idea that one day I’ll have babies who will never know the force of a parent’s fist.
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