shoutout to the people who have been through abuse and are trying to be better than that.
to everyone whoâs going against all of their instincts telling them to shut down, and trying to communicate well anyway.
to everyone using the hashtag #metoo. to everyone who canât use the hashtag #metoo.
to everyone who doesnât remember what happened, but theyâre trying to be careful.
to everyone who used to externalize their pain, and now are internalizing it, or vice versa, but are trying to find a balance.
to everyone who isnât sure if theyâll ever be mentally healthy enough to have âgoodâ relationships, but theyâre trying their hardest anyway.
to everyone who apologizes really strongly when they mess up.
to everyone whose parents have given up on them, to everyone wounded by the bystander effect, to everyone who was the last one to know about their own trauma.
to everyone with physical and mental illnesses.
to everyone whoâs used to being dismissed by people who should care about them, and theyâre trying to take care of themselves anyway.
to everyone whose memory isnât enough.
to everyone whoâs trying to live past when they thought they would kill themselves.
to everyone who isnât sure what happened was âbad enough.â
to everyone who needs more validation about trauma stuff but even their most supportive people are invalidating or triggering.
to everyone with a personality disorder who worries that their mental illness invalidates their abuse.
to everyone who canât tell how much information theyâre saying is oversharing because they were so used to being invalidated and then not talking.
to everyone whose therapists havenât called it abuse, but know it was abusive.
to everyone discovering their anger after being so quiet for so long.
to everyone whose anger feels explosive.
to everyone who has really mixed feelings about the people who abused them and/or their abuse.
to everyone who has a mix of repressed memories and flashbacks.
to everyone who wants and needs to talk about their trauma, but theyâre not sure who they could trust and who would be validating.
to everyone who feels repulsed by compliments about their positive characteristics.
i see you. i feel your pain. i care about you and i hope things get so much better.
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